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Juneteenth: What to know about the historical celebration that's now a federal holiday
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 17 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 agoLOS ANGELES — The Rev. James Lawson Jr., an apostle of nonviolent protest who schooled activists to withstand brutal reactions from white authorities as...
Opinion: James Lawson and the enduring lessons of nonviolence
Los Angeles Times· 18 hours agoJames M. Lawson Jr., who died last week, was a legendary hero of the civil rights movement; the...
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 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...
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...
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...
How Nashville's Southern Student Organizing Committee was inspired to broaden Civil Rights Movement
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 1 day 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., 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 Rev. James Lawson, the man who inspired a generation of nonviolent activists in the earliest...