FILE PICTURE: Joseph Lowery waves after his speech at the Lincoln Memorial throughout 50 th anniversary events of the 1963 March on Washington in Washington August 28,2013 AREUTERS/Gary Cameron
( Reuters) – The Reverend Joseph Lowery, an essential ally of Martin Luther King in the U.S. civil rights motion of the 1960 s, passed away late on Friday at the age of 98, his household stated in a statement.
” Our precious, Rev. Dr. Joseph Echols Lowery, made his transition peacefully at home at 10 p.m., Friday, March 27, at the age of98 He was surrounded by his daughters,” Lowery