Mrs. Dorothy Cotton was born a poor child during Great Depression. Years later she became the highest ranking and only female member of the SCLC executive board.
Reverend C.T. Vivian knew Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. He was his helper., his lieutenant. and his friend.
Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. once called him "the most courageous civil rights fighter in the south."
The Lowerys worked with Martin Luther King for several years and were his friends.