Joseph Lowery

E26312

Joseph Lowery was a prominent American civil rights leader and minister who worked closely with Martin Luther King Jr. and helped lead the movement for racial equality in the United States.

Jump to: Statements Referenced by

Statements (35)

Predicate Object
instanceOf American activist
Baptist minister
Christian minister
civil rights leader
human
advocatedFor desegregation
nonviolent protest
voting rights
areaOfActivism economic justice
human rights
social justice
cause civil rights
racial equality
coFounderOf Southern Christian Leadership Conference
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
denomination Baptists
surface form: Baptist
ethnicGroup Black Americans
surface form: African American
familyName Lowery
givenName Joseph
knownFor close collaboration with Martin Luther King Jr.
leadership in the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
languageSpoken English
movement American civil rights movement
name Joseph Lowery self-link
notableFor work for racial equality in the United States
notableWork leadership in the American civil rights movement
occupation civil rights activist
minister
partOf Black church tradition in the United States
placeOfActivity United States of America
positionHeld president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
religion Christianity
Protestantism
sexOrGender male
workedWith Martin Luther King Jr.

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

SCLC keyPerson Joseph Lowery
Joseph Lowery name Joseph Lowery self-link
SCLC notableLeader Joseph Lowery