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Rev. James Lawson Jr.’s legacy lives on in Nashville
WKRN articles via Yahoo News· 2 days agoDiane Nash, John Lewis, Bernard Lafayette and Marion Barry were among the many students he taught. Lawson’s teachings played a major role in Nashville...
The Rev. James Lawson Jr. has died at 95, civil rights leader's family says
KIII Corpus Christi· 3 days agoThe Rev. James Lawson Jr., an apostle of nonviolent protest who schooled activists to withstand...
US civil rights hero James Lawson dies at 95
BBC via Yahoo News· 3 days agoSeveral of his students went on to play prominent roles in the civil rights movement, such as future congressman John Lewis and future Washington DC...
Rev. James Lawson, civil rights leader who led Nashville lunch counter sit-ins and Freedom Rides,...
LA Times via Yahoo News· 3 days agoLawson was recruited by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Lawson spent decades in Los Angeles working...
James M. Lawson Jr., a Top Strategist for Dr. King, Is Dead at 95
New York Times· 3 days agoKing Jr. who taught protesters the painful techniques of nonviolence and confronted racial injustice...
James Lawson, architect of nonviolent protest of civil rights movement, dies at 95
Washington Post· 3 days agoThe Rev. James M. Lawson, a United Methodist minister who became a principal tactician of nonviolent...
