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Civil rights leader James Lawson, who learned from Gandhi, used nonviolent resistance and the ‘power...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 18 hours agoEarly influences Lawson grew up in Massillon, Ohio. His...perhaps an odd influence for an advocate...
City, county leaders respond to DOJ report on Phoenix PD civil rights violations
KTVK 3TV Phoenix· 8 hours agoNow, several local leaders have released statements on the report. Today, we received the findings...
The Rev. James Lawson Jr. has died at 95, civil rights leader’s family says
WNDU 16 South Bend· 3 days agoJr., an apostle of nonviolent protest who schooled activists to withstand brutal reactions from...
Phoenix police violated civil rights, used illegal excessive force, DOJ finds
USA Today· 12 hours agoThe constitutional amendments protect free speech, prohibit unreasonable searches and seizures, and...
James Lawson, US civil rights leader who championed nonviolence, dies at 95
Reuters via Yahoo News· 3 days agoJames Lawson, a prominent civil rights leader whose advocacy of nonviolent protest influenced Martin...
10:30 a.m. - SPD to announce findings in 1964 death of civil rights leader Ann Brewster
KTBS Shreveport· 16 hours agoShreveport Police Chief Wayne Smith is set to brief the public on Thursday regarding the death of ...
Tuscaloosa leaders plan for new Civil Rights venue
WBRC Fox 6 Birmingham· 3 days agoTuscaloosa city and tourism leaders are in the planning stages of building a Civil Rights venue. It’s one that honors the foot soldiers of that era, and...
Civil rights leader Rev. James Lawson Jr. dies at 95
FOX 13 Memphis· 3 days agoThe world is remembering the life and legacy of civil rights activist Rev. James Lawson Jr.
Pa.-born civil rights leader who led sit-ins, Freedom Rides dies at 95
The Patriot-News· 3 days agoJames M. Lawson Jr., a Methodist minister who became the teacher of the civil rights movement,...
Department of Justice plans statements on Phoenix 'civil rights matter'
The Arizona Republic· 1 day agoThe Department of Justice has scheduled a virtual news conference Thursday morning about a civil...