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Opinion: James Lawson and the enduring lessons of nonviolence
Los Angeles Times· 29 minutes agoJames M. Lawson Jr., who died last week, was a legendary hero of the civil rights movement; the...
Uncovering Dad’s unsung bravery during the Civil Rights Movement
Southwest Iowa's daily newspaper· 22 hours agoEditor's note: The writer's father, Everett Fifield Jr., was originally from Council Bluffs and...
How Nashville's Southern Student Organizing Committee was inspired to broaden Civil Rights Movement
Gannett via AOL· 18 hours agoIn 1964, student activists at Scarritt College in Nashville formed one of the many civil rights groups that pushed for equality and racial justice. The group, called the Southern ...
Rev. James Lawson, giant of the Civil Rights Movement, dies at 95
Tennessee Lookout via Yahoo News· 6 days ago(This story has been updated with additional details.) Rev. James Lawson, a leader of the Civil...
James Lawson, architect of nonviolent protest of civil rights movement, dies at 95
Washington Post· 6 days agoThe Rev. James M. Lawson, a United Methodist minister who became a principal tactician of nonviolent...
Rev. James Lawson Jr., icon of the Civil Rights Movement and longtime LA pastor, dead at 95
FOX 11 News Los Angeles· 6 days agoThe Rev. James Lawson Jr., an icon of the Civil Rights Movement and the longtime pastor of Holman...
The Rev. James Lawson Jr. has died at 95, civil rights leader's family says
KAAL Austin· 6 days agoThe Rev. James Lawson Jr., an apostle of nonviolent protest who schooled activists to withstand...
Civil rights icon Pastor James Lawson dies at 95
Los Angeles Daily News· 6 days agoThe Rev. James Lawson Jr., an icon of the Civil Rights Movement and the longtime pastor of Holman United Methodist Church in South Los Angeles, died...
The Rev James Lawson, Martin Luther King’s right-hand man in the Civil Rights struggle – obituary
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 6 hours agoThe Rev James Lawson, who has died aged 95, was a civil rights activist who stood alongside Martin...
A new documentary tells the story of civil rights icon Fannie Lou Hamer in her own words
WBEZ 91.5 Chicago· 2 days agoFannie Lou Hamer started as a sharecropper but would go on to become one of the most passionate...