MARLIN LEVISON ¥ mlevison@startribune.com 01/15/06 - Assign#100914- The Reverend Joseph Lowery was the guest speaker at the Celebrate the Dream 2006 program held at the Basilica of St. Mary in Minneapolis Sunday evening. The event celebrated the memor
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Civil Rights Icon Rev. Joseph Lowery Has Died At Age 98

Rev. Joseph Lowery, a co-founder of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and a social justice icon often hailed as the “dean” of the American civil rights movement, died over the weekend of natural causes. He was 98 years old. Rev. Lowery worked alongside leaders like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Rev. Jesse Jackson, […]