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  2. 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 home ...

  3. 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 ...

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  4. Lowery was born in Memphis, Tennessee, on February 16, 1925, and was the daughter of activists Rev. Dr. Harry and Evelyn Gibson. They provided her with the inspiration that became the foundation for a lifetime of involvement in human rights at both the national and international levels. Her father served as president of the Memphis chapter of ...

  5. Sep 27, 2013 · Evelyn Gibson and Joseph E. Lowery dated for a year and then married April 5, 1948. Three daughters followed. “She was a faithful supporter of the movement and supporter of the leadership of her ...

  6. Sep 26, 2013 · The wife of Rev. Joseph Lowery died at home of complications following a massive stroke. ... Evelyn Gibson Lowery was born February 16, 1925 in Memphis to the Rev. and Mrs. Harry Gibson. Her ...

  7. Sep 26, 2013 · The wife of civil rights leader Joseph Lowery has died in Atlanta at age 88. Evelyn Lowery was a civil rights activist alongside her husband. She participated in the historic march from Selma to ...

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  9. Sep 26, 2013 · Evelyn Gibson Lowery, 88, died Sept. 25 in her home in Atlanta after suffering a stroke on Sept. 18. She was a civil rights leader and the wife of civil rights leader the Rev. Joseph E. Lowery. Support UM News at General Conference: Your gift ensures that you and other visitors receive the latest updates, in-depth analysis, and diverse ...