Joseph Lowery
American minister
Joseph Echols Lowery was an American minister in the United Methodist Church and leader in the civil rights movement. He founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference with Martin Luther King Jr. and others, serving as its vice president,... Wikipedia
Born: October 6, 1921, Huntsville, AL
Died: March 27, 2020 (age 98 years), Atlanta, GA
Parents: Dora Lowery and Leroy Lowery
Spouse: Evelyn G. Lowery (m. 1950–2013)
Buried: March 27, 2020, Westview Cemetery Inc., Atlanta, GA
Education: Knoxville College, Paine College, Alabama A&M University, and more
Award: Presidential Medal of Freedom (2009)