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Popular As | Joseph Echols Lowery |
Occupation | Civil Rights Leader |
Age | 102 years old |
Zodiac Sign | Libra |
Born | October 6, 1921 (Huntsville, AL) |
Birthday | October 6 |
Town/City | Huntsville, AL |
Nationality | AL |
Joseph Echols Loweryโs zodiac sign is Libra. According to astrologers, People born under the sign of Libra are peaceful, fair, and they hate being alone. Partnership is very important for them, as their mirror and someone giving them the ability to be the mirror themselves. These individuals are fascinated by balance and symmetry, they are in a constant chase for justice and equality, realizing through life that the only thing that should be truly important to themselves in their own inner core of personality. This is someone ready to do nearly anything to avoid conflict, keeping the peace whenever possible
Joseph Echols Lowery was born in the Year of the Rooster. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Rooster are practical, resourceful, observant, analytical, straightforward, trusting, honest, perfectionists, neat and conservative. Compatible with Ox or Snake.
Minister in the United Methodist Church and leader in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960's who was the third President of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
He was a member of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity and he attended the Knoxville College and Alabama A&M College, before finishing his bachelor of arts degree at Paine College in Augusta, Georgia.
He led the Selma to Montgomery march of 1965 and he co-founded the Black Leadership Forum, a consortium of Black advocacy groups.
He was married to Evelyn G. Lowery, with whom he had three daughters. Their names were Yvonne, Karen, and Cheryl.
He succeeded Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as President of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.