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Joseph Echols Lowery
Joseph Echols Lowery is an American minister in the United Methodist Church and a leader of the civil rights movement. He founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference with Martin Luther King Jr. and others, as the vice president, later the chairman of the board, and from 1977 to 1997, as its chairman. Lowery was involved 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. In 2009, Lowery received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from US President Barack Obama.
BornJoseph Echols Lowery, October 6, 1921, Huntsville, Alabama, U.S.
DiedMarch 27, 2020, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Spouse(s)Agnes Moore (div.)
Children5
Known forCivil rights movement
Civilian awardsPresidential Medal of Freedom 2009

About Joseph Echols Lowery

Civil Rights Leader Joseph Echols Lowery was born on October 6, 1921 in Huntsville, Alabama, United States (He dies at the age of 98, on March 27, 2020).

He was the third president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and a minister in the United Methodist Church. He was also a leader in the 1960s Civil Rights Movement.

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Joseph Echols Lowery before becoming famous

Joseph Echols Lowery was born in the Zodiac sign Libra (The Scales), and 1921 is also the year of Rooster (雞) in the Chinese Zodiac.

He was a member of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity and attended Knoxville College and Alabama A&M College before graduating from Paine College in Augusta, Georgia, with a bachelor's degree in arts.

Achievement of Joseph Echols Lowery

He co-founded the Black Leadership Forum, a coalition of Black advocacy groups, and led the Selma to Montgomery march in 1965.

Joseph Echols Lowery's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

He had three children with Evelyn G. Lowery, with whom he was married. Yvonne, Karen, and Cheryl were their names.

Joseph Echols Lowery Collabed with

He took over as president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference from Civil Rights Leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr..

Joseph Echols Lowery Income & Net worth

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Joseph Echols Lowery Height and Weight

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Latest information about Joseph Echols Lowery updated on March 24 2023.