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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...
Uncovering Dad’s unsung bravery during the Civil Rights Movement
Southwest Iowa's daily newspaper· 2 days agoEditor's note: The writer's father, Everett Fifield Jr., was originally from Council Bluffs and...
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 Reverend James Lawson Jr., Civil Rights Trailblazer, Dies at 95 - The Baltimore Times
Baltimore Times· 3 days agoReverend James M. Lawson Jr., a Methodist pastor and civil rights leader, passed away at the age of...
Civil rights leader James Lawson Jr. dies at 95
Politico via Yahoo News· 6 days agoLOS ANGELES — The Rev. James Lawson Jr., an apostle of nonviolent protest who schooled activists to withstand brutal reactions from white authorities as...
How Nashville's Southern Student Organizing Committee was inspired to broaden Civil Rights Movement
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 2 days 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 ...
Opinion: James Lawson and the enduring lessons of nonviolence
Los Angeles Times· 21 hours agoJames M. Lawson Jr., who died last week, was a legendary hero of the civil rights movement; the...
The Rev. James Lawson Jr. has died at 95, civil rights leader's family says
WFMJ Youngstown· 6 days agoThe Rev. James Lawson Jr., an apostle of nonviolent protest who schooled activists to withstand...
Reverend James Lawson, civil rights activist and nonviolent protest pioneer dies at 95
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 6 days agoLawson was the divinity school’s first Black student accepted, until he got expelled for helping...