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What is Juneteenth, and how did it become a state and federal holiday?
The Republican· 6 days agoJune 19, also known as Juneteenth, was first celebrated as an official state holiday in...
Civil rights leader James Lawson, who learned from Gandhi, used nonviolent resistance and the ‘power...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 6 hours agoI have studied Lawson for more than 20 years, and I argue that he was among the most important...
Rev. James Lawson fought injustice with love and nonviolence. The work is incomplete
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 9 hours agoHe shared his faith and lived it daily, placing people—humanity—above our collective sins. But now,...
James Lawson, architect of nonviolent protest of civil rights movement, dies at 95
Washington Post· 3 days agoLawson, a United Methodist minister who became a principal tactician of nonviolent protest during...
James Lawson, towering Civil Rights activist and pioneer in nonviolent protest, dies at 95
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 3 days agoLawson was an American civil rights icon who worked alongside luminaries like King, Diane Nash, John...
Rev. James Lawson, made Nashville lunch counter sit-ins a model for fighting racial barriers, has...
Los Angeles Times· 3 days agoLawson Jr., a Methodist minister who became the teacher of the civil rights movement, training...
John Roberts’ ‘eh’ view of extreme partisanship is important
CNN via Yahoo News· 22 hours agoHe was frequently at odds with the Supreme Court and unsuccessfully tried to pack the court to make...
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...
South Los Angeles pastor and civil rights icon, Rev. James Lawson Jr., dies at 95
CBS News· 3 days agoLongtime South Los Angeles pastor and community leader, the Rev. James Lawson Jr., died Monday at...
Court Theatre presents "Stokely: The Unfinished Revolution"
CBS News· 6 days agoCHICAGO (CBS) — "Stokely: The Unfinished Revolution" is now at Chicago's Court Theatre, and...