The Rev. James Lawson, the man who inspired a generation of nonviolent activists in the earliest days of the Civil Rights Movement and helped organize the push to desegregate lunch counters in ...
The Rev. James Lawson in 2004 at the office of Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice in Los Angeles. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times) James M. Lawson Jr., a Methodist minister who became the ...
You value independent local news, so become a sustainer today to power our newsroom. Reverend James M. Lawson Jr., civil rights activist and former longtime pastor of L.A.’s Holman United Methodist ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. James Lawson, storied civil rights activist and chief strategist for Martin Luther King Jr., has died. Lawson was 95 years old. As ...
Following the recent death of civil rights leader Rev. James Lawson, lawmakers hope to finally achieve a years-long effort to award him a Congressional Gold Medal. “There’s not enough knowledge about ...
The Rev. James Lawson was a staunch advocate for nonviolent resistance to racism, even in the face of brutality. A Methodist minister and student of Gandhi, Lawson mentored civil rights leaders, and ...
Subscribe to The St. Louis American‘s free weekly newsletter for critical stories, community voices, and insights that matter. Sign up As a schoolboy growing up in northern Ohio, when a white boy ...
"What happened here in Memphis changed our world." Those words were spoken Feb. 20 at the National Civil Rights Museum by former New York television news anchor Carol Jenkins, moderator of what was ...
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