Lowery got his start as an activist organizing bus boycotts in 1950s Alabama. He led the Southern Christian Leadership Conference for two decades... Rev. Joseph Lowery, 'Dean' Of The Civil Rights ...

In this Aug. 14, 2013, file photo, civil rights leader the Rev. Joseph E. Lowery speaks at an event in Atlanta announcing state lawmakers from around the county have formed an alliance they say will ...

US civil rights leader Reverend Joseph Lowery who used to campaign with Martin Luther King died on Friday aged 98, media reported. Lowery's death was confirmed by Imara Canady, a board member for the ...

The Rev. Joseph Lowery, one of the last surviving leaders of the U.S. civil rights movement, died in late March at the age of 98. Of all the amazing accolades listed in his obituary, I was most struck ...

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The oral history consists of four digital files: 2011.174.23.1a, 2011.174.23.1b, 2011.174.23.1c, and 2011.174.23.1d. The Reverend Dr. Joseph Lowery recalls his position as pastor at the Warren Street ...

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WASHINGTON — The Rev. Joseph Lowery has thanked God for letting Barack Obama inspire the nation to believe that "yes, we can" work together toward a "more perfect union." Delivering a benediction at ...

Longtime African-American civil rights advocate Rev. Joseph Lowery told The Daily Caller that he was joking when he told a get-out-the-vote event that all whites will go to hell. “It was a joke” that ...

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COLUMBIA — The Rev. Joseph Lowery’s benediction at President Barack Obama’s inauguration last week sparked intense online debates about whether his closing comments were racist. But his words were a ...