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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...
Civil rights icon, nonviolence advocate, Pastor James Lawson dies at 95
NBC Los Angeles· 3 days agoFuneral services were pending Monday for the Rev. James Lawson Jr., an icon of the Civil Rights...
Juneteenth events in Macon-Bibb: Where to find them, what to do this weekend
Macon Telegraph via Yahoo News· 23 hours agoThe Juneteenth Freedom Festival marks its 32nd year in Macon Saturday at Tattnall Square Park, but...
Opinion | Our Fathers Marched With M.L.K. Here’s What They Would Say to Activists Today.
New York Times· 5 days agoMs. Abernathy is an actress and author of “Partners To History: Martin Luther King, Ralph David...
Civil rights leader and nonviolent protest pioneer Rev. James Lawson Jr. dies in Los Angeles at 95
NBC Los Angeles· 4 days agoThe Rev. James Lawson Jr., an apostle of nonviolent protest who schooled activists to withstand...
Tough times as Fringe festival launches 2024 programme
BBC via Yahoo News· 2 days agoBack in 1947, when the Edinburgh Fringe first began, rationing and post war austerity were the main challenges facing performers who wanted to take part. The eight companies that took part were ...
South Los Angeles pastor and civil rights icon, Rev. James Lawson Jr., dies at 95
CBS News· 4 days agoLongtime South Los Angeles pastor and community leader, the Rev. James Lawson Jr., died Monday at...
The Rev. James Lawson Jr. has died at 95, civil rights leader’s family says
Denver Post· 4 days agoBy CHRISTOPHER WEBER, TRAVIS LOLLER and ADRIAN SAINZ (Associated Press) LOS ANGELES — The Rev. James...
The Rev. James Lawson, key architect of the Civil Rights Movement, dies at 95
WLRN Miami· 2 days agoThe Rev. James Lawson was a staunch advocate for nonviolent resistance to racism, even in the face...
Vintage photos show what life was like in 1950s America
LoveEXPLORING via Yahoo News· 21 hours agoFrom suburbia and soda shops to the civil rights movement, the Space Race and the Red Scare, these...
