NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Mourns the Passing of Reverend Doctor Joseph Lowery, The 'Dean' of the Civil Rights Movement
April 01, 2020
April 01, 2020
NEW YORK, April 1 -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund issued the following news release on March 31:
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) mourns the loss of Reverend Doctor Joseph Echols Lowery, the "dean" of the civil rights movement who played a critical role in laying its foundations and shepherding its triumphs. On March 27, Rev. Lowery passed away peacefully at his home in Atlanta surrounded by his family. He was 98 years old.
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) mourns the loss of Reverend Doctor Joseph Echols Lowery, the "dean" of the civil rights movement who played a critical role in laying its foundations and shepherding its triumphs. On March 27, Rev. Lowery passed away peacefully at his home in Atlanta surrounded by his family. He was 98 years old.