Civil rights legend Rev. Joseph Lowery has died
The nation is mourning a titan of the Civil Rights Era.
The Rev. Joseph Lowery has died a few months after celebrating his 98th birthday with loved ones.
His daughter, Cheryl Lowery, confirmed his passing late Friday night.
Lowery made his mark in the 1950s and 1960s as a key civil rights leader at the shoulder of Martin Luther King Jr., helping to start the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
He would go on serve the longest tenure in history as the president of the SCLC.
His career would see him pastor Cascade United Methodist Church and deliver the benediction at the 2009 inauguration of the country’s first black president, Barack Obama.
The King Center is among the many prominent voices and institutions grieving the loss.
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