Joseph Lowery, American civil rights leader, dies at 98
(The Guardian United States)

Reverend helped start the influential Southern Christian Leadership Conference with Martin Luther King JrThe American civil rights movement leader Joseph Lowery died on Friday at the age of 98, his family said.A charismatic and fiery preacher, Lowery helped the Rev Martin Luther King Jr to fight against racial discrimination and led the Southern Christian Leadership Conference for two decades - restoring its financial stability and pressuring businesses not to trade with South Africa´s apartheid-era regime. He retired in 1997. Continue reading...