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Joseph Nathaniel Lowery, Sr. (Joe) age 93, died peacefully with his son by his side on Wednesday, May 7, 2025. Joe dedicated 30 years to public education, serving as a teacher and a guidance counselor ...

Education: Attended Alabama A&M University and Knoxville College; Payne College & Theological Seminary, B.A., B.D.; Chicago Ecumenical Institute, D.D., 1950 Continued to lead marches and boycotts ...

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 ...

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 ...

ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - On October 6, 1924, civil rights icon Joseph Lowery was born. Reportedly inspired by other leaders like Rosa Parks, Lowery led a boycott against the segregated bus system in ...

A founder of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). Was sometimes referred to as the “dean of the civil rights movement.” Continued to lead marches and boycotts against racism in the ...