Joseph E. Lowery

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:advocatesFor LGBT rights
economic justice
peace
voting rights
desegregation
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Alabama_A&M_University
gptkb:Knoxville_College
gptkb:Payne_Theological_Seminary
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom
gptkb:NAACP_Lifetime_Achievement_Award
gptkbp:birthDate 1921-10-06
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Huntsville,_Alabama,_United_States
gptkbp:children gptkb:Cheryl_Lowery
gptkb:Karen_Lowery
gptkb:Yvonne_Kennedy
gptkbp:deathDate 2020-03-27
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Atlanta,_Georgia,_United_States
gptkbp:deliveredBenedictionAt Barack Obama 2009 presidential inauguration
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Southern_Christian_Leadership_Conference
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Joseph_Echols_Lowery
gptkbp:honoraryDegree gptkb:Clark_Atlanta_University
gptkb:Dillard_University
gptkb:Emory_University
gptkb:Morehouse_College
gptkb:Birmingham-Southern_College
gptkb:Alabama_State_University
gptkb:Knoxville_College
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Joseph E. Lowery
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:activist
protest
advocacy for racial equality
gptkbp:member gptkb:Anglicanism
gptkb:Southern_Christian_Leadership_Conference
gptkb:Alpha_Phi_Alpha_fraternity
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableWork co-founder of Southern Christian Leadership Conference
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:activist
minister
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Ralph_Abernathy
gptkbp:president gptkb:Southern_Christian_Leadership_Conference
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Methodism
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Atlanta,_Georgia,_United_States
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Evelyn_Gibson_Lowery
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Martin_Luther_King_III
gptkbp:termEnd 1997
gptkbp:termStart 1977
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Joseph_E._Lowery_Papers
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7