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Civil rights leader James Lawson, who learned from Gandhi, used nonviolent resistance and the ‘power...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoEarly influences Lawson grew up in Massillon, Ohio. His father, James...odd influence for an...
What is Juneteenth, and how did it become a state and federal holiday?
The Republican· 6 days agoApproaching this year’s Juneteenth holiday, MassLive asked readers and staff to identify Black ...
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...
Pa.-born civil rights leader who led sit-ins, Freedom Rides dies at 95
The Patriot-News· 2 days agoLawson, who for decades worked as a pastor, labor movement organizer and...Nashville and other hot...
Blakeview: Civil rights leader and ground-breaking judge Revius Ortique Jr. was born 100 years ago...
New Orleans Times-Picayune· 5 days agoThis week we remember Revius Ortique Jr., the lawyer, civil rights leader and judge known for many...
James Lawson, architect of nonviolent protest of civil rights movement, dies at 95
Washington Post· 3 days agoAs a young Methodist missionary, Rev. Lawson traveled to India, where he studied the principles of ...
Civil rights icon Pastor James Lawson dies at 95
Los Angeles Daily News· 3 days agoThe Rev. James Lawson Jr., an icon of the Civil Rights Movement and the longtime pastor of Holman United Methodist Church in South Los Angeles, died...
Rev. James Lawson Jr., Legendary Civil Rights Leader, Dies at 95 | KQED
KQED· 3 days ago“I thought I would not live beyond 40, myself,” Lawson said. “I’m still anxious and frustrated,”...
Fact-checking Byron Donalds’ ‘Jim Crow’ comments on Black families, conservatism
Gannett via AOL· 4 hours agoReconstruction in the late 19th century and formally ended with passage of the Civil Rights Act and...
RIP Rev. James Lawson: Tributes Pour In After Civil Rights Icon Dies At 95
Black America Web· 2 days agoThere’s been a steady stream of tributes and an outpouring of condolences following the announcement...