“ATLANTA, Ga. (AP) — The Rev. Joseph Lowery was recovering Monday after the civil rights icon was hospitalized following a dizzy spell as he greeted parishioners at Ebenezer Baptist Church.
Lowery was the keynote speaker at a service to mark Ebenezer’s 123rd anniversary. Called “America’s Freedom Church, ” the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. preached there from 1960 until his death in 1968.
The 88-year-old had preached for about 40 minutes, said the Rev. Raphael G. Warnock, senior pastor at Ebenezer.
“He was shaking hands and he just became a little weak and lost his balance,” Warnock said. “Within moments, he was able to respond to questions.”
Warnock said doctors in the congregation took a look at Lowery before the paramedics were called as a precaution. Warnock accompanied Lowery to the hospital and said he was doing fine Sunday evening.”
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