Civil Rights Icon Rev. Joseph Lowery Delivers Benediction at Obama Inauguration

Lowery is a towering figure in the civil rights movement. In 1955, he helped lead the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Two years later, he and Martin Luther King founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. In 1965, Rev. Lowery led the march from Selma to Montgomery. At Tuesday’s inauguration he began the benediction with the opening lines of the Negro National Anthem, “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” Full Story »

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by Dwight Rousu - Jan. 21, 2009

Lowery is a relatively obscure important personality in the civil rights movement. This segment provides more insight.

Start 21 minutes into the video and you will get Yo Yo and Lowery, the two most memorable parts of the inauguration.

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