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The Rev. James Lawson Jr., civil rights leader who preached nonviolent protest, dies at 95
Houston Chronicle· 3 days agoThe Rev. James Lawson Jr., an apostle of nonviolent protest who schooled activists to withstand...
Rev. James Lawson, civil rights leader who led Nashville lunch counter sit-ins and Freedom Rides,...
LA Times via Yahoo News· 3 days agoLawson was recruited by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Lawson spent decades in Los Angeles working...
Juneteenth: What it is and how to celebrate it
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 15 hours agoIt is America’s newest holiday, following up from Martin Luther King Jr. Day, which was declared in 1983, according to CNN. The name ...
The Rev. James Lawson Jr. has died at 95, civil rights leader’s family says
WKBN 27 Youngstown· 3 days agoLawson was a close adviser to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., who called him “the leading theorist and strategist of nonviolence in the world.”
James Lawson, US civil rights leader who championed nonviolence, dies at 95
Reuters via AOL· 3 days agoJames Lawson, a prominent civil rights leader whose advocacy of nonviolent protest influenced Martin...
55 empowering Juneteenth quotes that capture the true meaning of the holiday
The Today Show via AOL· 3 days agoHate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that.” — Martin Luther King Jr. “Movements don’t die...
Civil rights leader James Lawson, who learned from Gandhi, used nonviolent resistance and the ‘power...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 16 hours agoSo then I sent back my draft cards and said I could no longer cooperate with it.” He felt that...
James M. Lawson Jr., a Top Strategist for Dr. King, Is Dead at 95
New York Times· 3 days agoThe Rev. James M. Lawson Jr., a civil rights strategist for the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. who...
The Rev. James Lawson, key architect of the Civil Rights Movement, dies at 95
WLRN Miami· 2 days agoThe Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. called him the leading theorist and strategist of nonviolence....
Juneteenth Festival 2024 in Rochester: What to know about parade and activities
Democrat and Chronicle via Yahoo News· 3 days agoOn June 15, the Greater Rochester Martin Luther King Jr. Commission celebrates 60 years of...