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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...
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...
The Rev James Lawson, Martin Luther King’s right-hand man in the Civil Rights struggle – obituary
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 18 hours agoThe Rev James Lawson, who has died aged 95, was a civil rights activist who stood alongside Martin...
Olympic legend Tommie Smith in Paris: Civil rights ‘a perpetual stand’ 56 years after raised fist
San Jose Mercury News· 9 hours agoThe audience in Paris stood to applaud Tommie Smith, more than 50 years after he took a stand for ...
Opinion: James Lawson and the enduring lessons of nonviolence
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 13 hours agoAs a civil rights activist, at his Los Angeles church and in his practice of nonviolence, James...
Civil rights icon Pastor James Lawson dies at 95
Los Angeles Daily News· 6 days agoThe Rev. James Lawson Jr., an icon of the Civil Rights Movement and the longtime pastor of Holman United Methodist Church in South Los Angeles, died...
Byron Donalds Was ‘Right’ About Jim Crow And The Black Family, Civil Rights Activist Bob Woodson...
Black America Web· 6 days agoA longtime civil rights activist with a history of working with conservatives has defended...
Harrisburg’s William Howard Day made mark as pioneering civil rights leader | Column
The Patriot-News· 1 day agoWilliam Howard Day was a significant 19th-century Black civil rights figure who made his mark in...
1964 Civil Rights Act Fast Facts
KEYT 3 Santa Barbara· 2 days agoFollowing that law, US President Lyndon B. Johnson signed landmark civil rights bills including the 1965 Voting Rights Act and the 1968 Fair Housing Act....
'Black Fourth of July': Boynton celebrates Juneteenth
Palm Beach Post via Yahoo News· 39 minutes ago"This is our day to share our brotherhood with the community,” Hunt said. For gospel vocalist Jimmy...