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EJI unveils statue of Martin Luther King Jr. in Montgomery
Alabama Reflector via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoThe Equal Justice Initiative Friday unveiled a statue of Martin Luther King Jr. in Montgomery in...
Lawmakers push Rev. James Lawson for posthumous Congressional Gold Medal award
theGrio via AOL· 1 hour agoThe progressive congressman, along with nearly two dozen co-sponsors, reintroduced legislation that...
Project aims to get Atlanta’s oldest Black cemetery added to National Register for Historic Places
WSB Cox articles via Yahoo News· 4 days agoMany of the older plots are from a time before money was set aside to maintain them. If the cemetery could make it on the National Register for Historic...
Rev. James Lawson, made Nashville lunch counter sit-ins a model for fighting racial barriers, has...
Los Angeles Times· 7 days agoJames M. Lawson Jr., a Methodist minister who became the teacher of the civil rights movement,...
Rev. James Lawson Jr., Legendary Civil Rights Leader, Dies at 95 | KQED
KQED· 7 days ago“I thought I would not live beyond 40, myself,” Lawson said. “I’m still anxious and frustrated,”...
Statement from President Joe Biden on James Lawson | The White House
The White House· 6 days agoWhile attending Vanderbilt Divinity School, James Lawson organized sit-ins in Nashville, Tennessee...
US civil rights hero James Lawson dies at 95
BBC via Yahoo News· 7 days agoSeveral of his students went on to play prominent roles in the civil rights movement, such as future congressman John Lewis and future ...
Statue of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. unveiled in downtown Montgomery - WAKA 8
WAKA Action 8· 2 days agoA statue of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., has been unveiled in downtown Montgomery. The statue...
The Rev. James Lawson, key architect of the Civil Rights Movement, dies at 95
WLRN Miami· 5 days agoThe Rev. James Lawson was a staunch advocate for nonviolent resistance to racism, even in the face...
Rev. James Lawson's impact on Nashville's civil rights history will never be forgotten
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 6 days agoConstitution to come alive” with changes in line with the democratic principles of justice and...