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Civil rights era leader dies at 95 | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette· 7 days agoThe Rev. James Lawson Jr., an apostle of nonviolent protest who schooled activists to withstand...
Lawmakers push Rev. James Lawson for posthumous Congressional Gold Medal award
theGrio via AOL· 1 day agoAct of 1965. “Lawson went to India and learned about nonviolence and Satyagraha, and he really...
We were Martin Luther King Jr.'s inner circle. Now, only two of us remain.
USA TODAY Opinion via Yahoo News· 13 hours agoLawson trained the Nashville students and clergy who became leaders in the sit-in movement of 1960...
How Nashville's Southern Student Organizing Committee was inspired to broaden Civil Rights Movement
Gannett via AOL· 3 days 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 Rev. James Lawson, key architect of the Civil Rights Movement, dies at 95
WAMC Northeast Public Radio· 6 days agoA key architect of the Civil Rights Movement has died. The Rev. James Lawson was a staunch advocate for nonviolent resistance to racism, even in the face ...
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The Reverend James Lawson Jr., Civil Rights Trailblazer, Dies at 95 - The Baltimore Times
Baltimore Times· 5 days agoReverend James M. Lawson Jr., a Methodist pastor and civil rights leader, passed away at the age of...
Civil Rights Activist Rev. James Lawson Jr. Dead at 95
Black America Web· 6 days agoThe Rev. James Lawson Jr. has died. A Civil Rights activist, Rev. Lawson spent his life practicing...
Rev. James Lawson fought injustice with love and nonviolence. The work is incomplete
Gannett via AOL· 6 days agoHe would, however, say that the Movement's efforts were incomplete. They were incomplete then, and...
The Real Motorcycle Club That Inspired ‘The Bikeriders’ Has a Long, Controversial History
Biography via Yahoo News· 1 hour agoThe Chicago Outlaws Motorcycle Club inspired ‘The Bikeriders,’ starring Tom Hardy and Austin Butler....