Joseph Lowery

Joseph Echols Lowery (October 6, 1921 – March 27, 2020) 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, later chairman of the board, and its third president from 1977 to 1997. Lowery participated in most of the major activities of the civil rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s, and continued his civil rights work into the 21st century. He was called the "Dean of the Civil Rights Movement."

For the English engraver, see Joseph Wilson Lowry. For the Australian footballer, see Joe Lowrey.
The Reverend
Joseph Lowery
Lowery in 2000
3rd President of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
In office
1977–1997
Preceded byRalph Abernathy
Succeeded byMartin Luther King III
Personal details
Born
Joseph Echols Lowery

(1921-10-06)October 6, 1921
Huntsville, Alabama, U.S.
DiedMarch 27, 2020(2020-03-27) (aged 98)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Spouses
Agnes Moore
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(divorced)​
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    (m. 1950; died 2013)​
    Children5
    EducationPaine College
    Payne Theological Seminary
    Known forCivil rights movement
    AwardsPresidential Medal of Freedom (2009)
    AffiliationsGeorgia's Coalition for the People's Agenda;
    Alabama Civic Affairs Association;
    Black Leadership Forum;
    Lowery Institute

    In 2009, Lowery received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from U.S. President Barack Obama.

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