Lynda Blackmon Lowery

Lynda Blackmon Lowery (March 22, 1950[1]– December 24, 2025) was an American civil rights activist. She was the youngest person to take part in the entire 50 mile march from Selma to Montgomery.[2][1]

In 2017, she authored the book Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom: My Story of the 1965 Selma Voting Rights March.[3][4]

Following her death, Lowery would lie in state for an hour at Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church in Selma, Alabama on December 30, 2026, with her funeral also being held there the same day.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Lynda Blackmon Lowery". womeninpeace.org. November 10, 2019. Retrieved March 7, 2026.
  2. ^ Sandomir, Richard (2026-01-08). "Lynda Blackmon Lowery, One of the Youngest Selma Marchers, Dies at 75". The New York Times. Retrieved 2026-01-11.
  3. ^ Blackmon, Lowery, Lynda. "Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom: My Story of the 1965 Selma Voting Rights March". School Library Journal.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Project MUSE -- Verification required!". muse.jhu.edu. Retrieved 2026-01-20.
  5. ^ "Dr. Lynda (Blackmon) Lowery". Ashley's J.H. Williams & Sons, Inc. Retrieved March 15, 2026.
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