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  Hundreds of people gathered to pay their final respects to Evelyn Lowery, a leader in the civil rights movement for more than 60 years. Lowery was married to the Rev. Joseph Lowery, sometimes referred to as the “dean of the civil rights movement.” He founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, but Evelyn Lowery quietly […]

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  11Alive News has learned that Evelyn Lowery, wife of civil rights leader Rev. Dr. Joseph Lowery, has been hospitalized in critical condition. A family spokesperson says the 85-year-old Mrs. Lowery was admitted to a local hospital Wednesday night after suffering a stroke. Dr. Lowery and other family members are at her side. The family […]