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Civil rights icon & Massillon native James Lawson stresses nonviolence at annual MLK event
The Repository via Yahoo News· 4 months agoCANTON β Stark County native Rev. James Lawson said he knew of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. before...
Filmmaker Dawn Porter on Why Civil Rights Giant Rev. James Lawson Deserves to Be Remembered...
Variety via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDawn Porter is a filmmaker whose latest project βThe Lady Bird Diaries,β an all-archival documentary...
Guerrero: Can nonviolent activism survive America's outrage machine?
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 7 months agoJames Lawson, the godfather of the civil rights movement, is turning 95. A new generation of leaders...
Nashville's new Lawson High School: Colors, mascot and more revealed
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 1 year agoLet's go, Lawson Lightning. That's what cheerleaders and community members exclaimed Wednesday...
Civil rights icon Diane Nash honored at steps where she confronted mayor on segregation
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoSixty-four years ago, Diane Nash asked a question and changed Nashville forever. On Saturday,...
'Training ground': How the Vanderbilt Divinity School is challenging the religious status quo
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 10 months agoEmilie Townes was surprised to see civil rights legend Rev. James Lawson at the 2013 ceremony to...
From solar array to theater, see inside Nashville's new $124 million high school
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 9 months agoNashville leaders hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony and tour of the new $124 million James Lawson...
Opinion | Our Generals Are Bad at Strategy. They Should Study the Civil Rights Movement.
Politico via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe U.S. military has struggled mightily in recent decades. American armed forces excel at tactics,...
Nashville civil rights veteran Diane Nash to be honored with Presidential Medal of Freedom
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDiane Nash was pivotal force of civil rights movement in Nashville, helping organize sit-ins and...
St. James AME Zion, Massillon's oldest Black church, celebrates paying off Family Life Center
The Repository via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoMASSILLON β When a small church pays off a big debt, it's like David defeating Goliath, or the Walls...