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Senators secure $600,000 to preserve the legacy of the late-Johns Lewis
WSB Cox articles via Yahoo News· 7 days agoLewis was a member of the Atlanta City Council from 1982 through 1985 and was elected to the U.S....
The Rev. James Lawson, key architect of the civil rights movement, dies at 95
NPR· 4 days agoIn a 1998 interview with NPR, Georgia Congressman John Lewis recalled his early embrace of the movement as a student in Nashville. “When ...
US civil rights hero James Lawson dies at 95
BBC via Yahoo News· 4 days agoSeveral of his students went on to play prominent roles in the civil rights movement, such as future congressman John Lewis and future ...
Rev. James Lawson, made Nashville lunch counter sit-ins a model for fighting racial barriers, has...
Los Angeles Times· 4 days agoJames M. Lawson Jr., a Methodist minister who became the teacher of the civil rights movement,...
Pa.-born civil rights leader who led sit-ins, Freedom Rides dies at 95
The Patriot-News· 3 days agoMorris Lawson III told The Washington Post. Recruited by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Lawson...
James M. Lawson Jr., a Top Strategist for Dr. King, Is Dead at 95
New York Times· 4 days agoAfter studying Gandhi’s principles of civil disobedience in India, he joined the 1960s civil rights...
8 MCU stars who are in this year’s Emmys race
Gold Derby via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThe Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) has more A-list actors than any other major franchise in Hollywood, making stars of newcomers such as Simu Liu,...
Rev. James Lawson Jr., Legendary Civil Rights Leader, Dies at 95 | KQED
KQED· 4 days ago“I thought I would not live beyond 40, myself,” Lawson said. “I’m still anxious and frustrated,”...
James Lawson, architect of nonviolent protest of civil rights movement, dies at 95
Washington Post· 4 days agoThe Rev. James M. Lawson, a United Methodist minister who became a principal tactician of nonviolent...
Civil rights icon, nonviolence advocate, Pastor James Lawson dies at 95
NBC Los Angeles· 4 days agoFuneral services were pending Monday for the Rev. James Lawson Jr., an icon of the Civil Rights...