ATLANTA — Family members of Atlanta civil rights icon the Rev. Joseph Lowery gathered for a private funeral Saturday. Lowery worked closely with Martin Luther King Jr. and helped him found the ...

When asked how he was doing, the Rev. Joseph Lowery, without fail, would always say the same thing. “I am just an old man, doing young things,” he would say. “I am tired but happy.” On Saturday, 52 ...

FILE - In this Aug. 12, 2009, file photo, President Barack Obama presents a 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom to the Rev. Joseph E. Lowery n the East Room of the the White House in Washington. Lowery ...

ATLANTA — Family of the Rev. Joseph Lowery gathered Saturday for a small, private funeral for the civil rights veteran who worked closely with Martin Luther King Jr. and decades later delivered a ...

The family of the Rev. Joseph Lowery is planning a small, private service for the iconic civil rights leader because of the coronavirus. In a statement posted on the website of The Joseph & Evelyn ...

The Rev. Joseph Lowery, a civil rights leader who worked alongside the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., was honored Saturday at a private funeral in his hometown of Atlanta. Lowery, who died Monday of ...

Rev. Dr. Joseph E. Lowery was laid to rest following a private funeral ceremony in Atlanta Saturday morning. The civil rights icon passed away at the age of 98 on March 27th. The funeral was held at ...