NPR: Rev. Joseph Lowery, ‘Dean’ Of The Civil Rights Movement, Dies At 98
Lowery got his start as an activist organizing bus boycotts in 1950s Alabama. He led the Southern Christian Leadership Conference for two decades and prayed at Barack Obama’s first inauguration.
Rev. Al Sharpton remarked, “Dr. Joseph Lowery, the dean of the civil rights movement has passed. He was a mentor, pastor, & friend to me. The world is a better place because of him & I’m a better person because of his investment in me. May he Rest In Peace as he joins his wife & Dr. King on the other side.”
Dr. Lowery,along with Dr King, was one of the founding members of SCLC.He became president for 27 years. In our tradition,he walked the dusty of roads of South, crying out for justice in the land of the world. He never stopped fighting for those whose backs were against the wall. pic.twitter.com/4JXzEDmy9i
— Rev Jesse Jackson Sr (@RevJJackson) March 28, 2020
