Veteran civil rights leader Joseph Lowery, 88, in Atlanta hospital with respiratory problems
By APMonday, February 1, 2010
Civil rights icon Lowery hospitalized in Atlanta
ATLANTA — Civil rights icon Joseph Lowery is in an Atlanta hospital because of respiratory problems.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that a friend of the 88-year-old says Lowery was admitted to a hospital on Saturday and placed in an intensive care unit as a precaution.
The newspaper reports that Lowery’s friend David Stokes says Lowery is doing better and expects to be released from the hospital on Monday.
A hospital spokesman declined to comment to The Associated Press and messages left for associates of Lowery were not immediately returned.
Lowery was a co-founder of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and served as its president from 1977 to 1997. He delivered the benediction at the inauguration of President Barack Obama.
Information from: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, www.ajc.com
