America's civil rights movement leader Joseph Lowery has died: CNN

FILE PHOTO: Joseph Lowery waves after his speech at the Lincoln Memorial during 50th anniversary ceremonies of the 1963 March on Washington in Washington August 28, 2013. AREUTERS/Gary Cameron

(Reuters) – America’s civil rights movement leader Joseph Lowery died on Friday at age 98, CNN reported.

Lowery’s death was confirmed by Imara Canady, a board member for the Joseph & Evelyn Lowery Institute, CNN said cnn.it/2JmxMN6.

Reporting by Sangameswaran S in Bengaluru; Editing by Shri Navaratnam

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