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Rev. James Lawson, civil rights leader who led Nashville lunch counter sit-ins and Freedom Rides,...
LA Times via Yahoo News· 6 days agoLawson was recruited by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Lawson spent decades in Los Angeles working...
Civil rights icon Rev. James Lawson Jr., who trained activists in nonviolent protest, has died at...
CNN via AOL· 6 days agoThe Rev. James Lawson Jr., a civil rights icon who trained activists in nonviolent protest, died...
Reverend James Lawson, civil rights activist and nonviolent protest pioneer dies at 95
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 7 days agoNash and the others would soon put Lawson's lessons into practice, organizing lunch counter sit-ins...
Civil rights leader James Lawson Jr. dies at 95
Politico via Yahoo News· 7 days agoLawson’s lessons led Nashville to become the first major city in the South to desegregate its downtown, on May 10, 1960, after hundreds of well-organized...
James Lawson, Civil Rights Activist and MLK’s Chief Strategist, Dies at 95
The Wrap via Yahoo News· 6 days agoMartin Luther King Jr.'s family, Chef José Andrés, Cornel West and numerous others mourn the...
Letter: Hero's story humanizes war, D-Day
Richmond Times-Dispatch· 5 days agoThank you Em Holter for writing and the Richmond Times-Dispatch for publishing the moving stories about Normandy, D-Day and 1st Lt. Jimmie Monteith...
Opinion: James Lawson and the enduring lessons of nonviolence
Los Angeles Times· 24 hours agoMayor Karen Bass’ words, “a man who changed history.” The boycotts, sit-ins and freedom rides...
The Reverend James Lawson Jr., Civil Rights Trailblazer, Dies at 95 - The Baltimore Times
Baltimore Times· 3 days agoReverend James M. Lawson Jr., a Methodist pastor and civil rights leader, passed away at the age of...
Paul Pressler, longtime Southern Baptist leader who was accused of sexual abuse, dies
Los Angeles Times· 11 hours agoPaul Pressler, a leading figure of the Southern Baptist Convention who was accused of sexually...
James Lawson's booming voice and loving spirit left a lasting mark on this UCLA professor
Los Angeles Times· 2 days agoUCLA historian Vinay Lal remembers speaking alongside the Rev. James Lawson during a panel...
