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Evelyn Gibson Lowery (February 16, 1925 – September 26, 2013) was an American civil rights activist and leader. Biography[edit] Lowery was born in Memphis, Tennessee, on February 16, 1925, and was the daughter of activists Rev. Dr. Harry and Evelyn Gibson.
Sep 21, 2004 · Civil rights activist and leader Evelyn Gibson Lowery has been at the forefront of many human and civil rights struggles since an early age. She is the daughter of activists Rev. Dr. Harry and Evelyn Gibson, and they provided her with the inspiration that became the foundation for a lifetime of involvement in human rights at both the national ...
Evelyn Gibson Lowery has been both foot soldier and leader at pivotal moments in the Civil Rights Movement. In the 1950s, with her husband activist Rev. Joseph Lowery, she demonstrated against segregation in Mobile and Birmingham, Alabama.
Sep 26, 2013 · Civil rights activist Evelyn Gibson Lowery, who with her husband, the Rev. Joseph Lowery, participated in the 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery march in Alabama, died Thursday morning at her Atlanta...
Sep 26, 2013 · Civil rights icon Evelyn Gibson Lowery, the founder of a women's empowerment organization and the wife of Martin Luther King associate Joseph Lowery, has died after suffering a massive stroke a...
May 2, 2024 · Evelyn G. Lowery was a civil rights activist and leader. In the 1950s, with her husband activist Rev. Joseph Lowery, she demonstrated against segregation in Mobile and Birmingham, Alabama.
Sep 27, 2013 · ATLANTA (AP) — Evelyn Lowery, a pioneer in civil rights and women’s empowerment and the wife of the Rev. Joseph Lowery, died Thursday at her home in Georgia, a family spokeswoman said. Family spokeswoman Diane Larche said the 88-year-old Lowery died Thursday morning.
