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Pa.-born civil rights leader who led sit-ins, Freedom Rides dies at 95
The Patriot-News· 6 days agoJames M. Lawson Jr., a Methodist minister who became the teacher of the civil rights movement,...
James Lawson, architect of nonviolent protest of civil rights movement, dies at 95
Washington Post· 6 days agoThe Rev. James M. Lawson, a United Methodist minister who became a principal tactician of nonviolent...
The Rev. James Lawson Jr. has died at 95, civil rights leader’s family says
The Virginian-Pilot· 6 days agoThe Rev. James Lawson Jr., an apostle of nonviolent protest who schooled activists to withstand...
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...
Rev. James Lawson, giant of the Civil Rights Movement, dies at 95
Tennessee Lookout via Yahoo News· 6 days ago(This story has been updated with additional details.) Rev. James Lawson, a leader of the Civil...
Rev. James Lawson Jr., icon of the Civil Rights Movement and longtime LA pastor, dead at 95
FOX 11 News Los Angeles· 6 days agoThe Rev. James Lawson Jr., an icon of the Civil Rights Movement and the longtime pastor of Holman...
James Lawson, towering Civil Rights activist and pioneer in nonviolent protest, dies at 95
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThe reason the Nashville lunch counter sit-ins were so successful was because they were peaceful,”...
Rev. James Lawson, made Nashville lunch counter sit-ins a model for fighting racial barriers, has...
Los Angeles Times· 6 days agoJames M. Lawson Jr., a Methodist minister who became the teacher of the civil rights movement,...
How Nashville's Southern Student Organizing Committee was inspired to broaden Civil Rights Movement
Gannett via AOL· 2 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 ...