Ambassador Andrew Young Remembers Rev. Joseph Lowery

Former Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young, above, recalls Rev. Joseph Lowery as being a true warrior during the height of the Civil Rights Movement.

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Many are mourning the loss of civil rights icon Rev. Joseph Lowery, a longtime Atlanta pastor, who died at his home Friday at 98 years old.

Those mourning includes Lowery’s longtime friend, civil rights colleague and former Atlanta Mayor– Ambassador Andrew Young.

Young recalls Lowery as being a true warrior during the height of the Civil Rights Movement