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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...
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...
How Nashville's Southern Student Organizing Committee was inspired to broaden Civil Rights Movement
Gannett via AOL· 1 day agoLeaders in the Civil Rights Movement at the time thought white students might be able to recruit more members if they reached out to their own communities. The students were ...
Uncovering Dad’s unsung bravery during the Civil Rights Movement
Southwest Iowa's daily newspaper· 1 day agoEditor's note: The writer's father, Everett Fifield Jr., was originally from Council Bluffs and...
The Rev. James Lawson Jr. has died at 95, civil rights leader’s family says
KSLA-TV Shreveport· 6 days agoLawson met King in 1957, after spending three years in India soaking up knowledge about Mohandas K....
Opinion: James Lawson and the enduring lessons of nonviolence
Los Angeles Times· 12 hours agoJames M. Lawson Jr., who died last week, was a legendary hero of the civil rights movement; the...
James Lawson, architect of nonviolent protest of civil rights movement, dies at 95
Washington Post· 6 days agoAs a young Methodist missionary, Rev. Lawson traveled to India, where he studied the principles of...
The Sunday Story: Roy Wood Jr. on the Road to Rickwood : Up First
NPR· 15 hours agoWood Jr. grew up in Birmingham playing baseball at Rickwood. In the podcast, he speaks to...
Why keeping the Durham School of the Arts downtown matters | Opinion
Raleigh News and Observer via AOL· 2 days agoTerry Sanford promoting the Good Neighbors Council, a pioneering racial integration initiative....
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...