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Juneteenth: What to know about the historical celebration that's now a federal holiday
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 20 hours agoThree years after it was made a federal holiday, Juneteenth 2024 celebrates the day that the last...
Civil rights leader James Lawson Jr. dies at 95
Politico via Yahoo News· 6 days ago“I’m still anxious and frustrated,” Lawson said as he marked the 50th anniversary of King’s death with a march in Memphis. “The task is unfinished.”...
Opinion: James Lawson and the enduring lessons of nonviolence
Los Angeles Times· 22 hours agoJames M. Lawson Jr., who died last week, was a legendary hero of the civil rights movement; the...
The Best True-Story TV Shows of 2024 (So Far)
Esquire via Yahoo News· 4 days agoOn any given day, I’m glued to my computer, watching true crime, drama, and comedy series. You know that show you keep getting ads for? I’ve watched it....
James Lawson, architect of nonviolent protest of civil rights movement, dies at 95
Washington Post· 7 days agoThe Rev. James M. Lawson, a United Methodist minister who became a principal tactician of nonviolent...
Uncovering Dad’s unsung bravery during the Civil Rights Movement
Southwest Iowa's daily newspaper· 2 days agoEditor's note: The writer's father, Everett Fifield Jr., was originally from Council Bluffs and...
How Nashville's Southern Student Organizing Committee was inspired to broaden Civil Rights Movement
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 2 days agoIn 1964, student activists at Scarritt College in Nashville formed one of the many civil rights groups that pushed for equality and racial justice. The group, called the Southern Student Organizing ...
Rev. James Lawson Jr.’s legacy lives on in Nashville
WKRN articles via Yahoo News· 6 days agoIn 2023, James Lawson High School opened in Nashville’s Bellevue neighborhood, replacing the 64-year-old Hillwood High School. “One of the issues at...
The Rev. James Lawson, key architect of the Civil Rights Movement, dies at 95
WUNC Chapel Hill· 5 days agoA key architect of the Civil Rights Movement has died. The Rev. James Lawson was a staunch advocate for nonviolent resistance to racism, even in the face of brutality. A Methodist minister and ...
Reverend James Lawson, civil rights activist and nonviolent protest pioneer dies at 95
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 6 days agoNASHVILLE, Tenn. — James Lawson, the man who inspired a generation of nonviolent activists in the...
