Lowery, who died at the age of 98 on Friday, was often dubbed the 'Dean' of the civil of the civil rights movement.
Born in Alabama in 1921, Lowery's first protest was an attempt to desegregate buses in Mobile, Alabama during the 1950s. He later helped King in founding the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, which played a pivotal part in the civil rights movement."We had been through sit-ins and kneel-ins where we had been beat up and locked up and cussed out and locked out," Lowery said in 1994."It was a milestone, a watershed.
Rev. Dr. Joseph E. Lowery attends Grounded in History, Soaring into the Future: Rev. Joseph E. Lowery's 94th Birthday Celebration at Delta flight Museum on October 6, 2015 in Atlanta, Georgia. Lowery died on Friday.Lowery was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Barack Obama in 2009, only six months after giving the inauguration benediction for the president.
Many people praised the civil rights leader on Twitter for his years of activism. Former Democratic presidential candidate and California Senator Kamala Harris was among the mourning."A civil rights icon left us last night," she tweeted."Reverend Joseph Lowery dedicated his life to fighting for justice and inclusion, serving others to create a better world. Sending my condolences to the Lowery family. His legacy will continue to live on in the lives of those he touched.
A civil rights icon left us last night. Reverend Joseph Lowery dedicated his life to fighting for justice and inclusion, serving others to create a better world. Sending my condolences to the Lowery family. His legacy will continue to live on in the lives of those he touched.
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