James Lawson
James Morris Lawson Jr. (September 22, 1928 – June 9, 2024) was an American activist and university professor. He was a leading peaceful activist within the Civil Rights Movement.[1] During the 1960s, he served as a mentor to the Nashville Student Movement and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.[2][3]
James Lawson | |
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 James Lawson speaking at a community meeting in Nashville, Tennessee in 2005. | |
| Born | James Morris Lawson Jr. September 22, 1928 Uniontown, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | June 9, 2024 (aged 95) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Cardiac arrest |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Baldwin Wallace College Oberlin College Vanderbilt University |
| Occupation(s) | Activist Professor |
| Spouse | Dorothy Woods |
Lawson died on June 9, 2024 at a hospital in Los Angeles, California from cardiac arrest at the age of 95.[4]
References
- "Freedom Riders: James Lawson". PBS. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
- Hughes, Richard A.; Hughes, Richard (2009). Pro-justice Ethics: From Lament to Nonviolence. New York: Peter Lang. p. 226. ISBN 978-1-4331-0525-8.
- Catsam, Derek Charles (2009). Freedom's Main Line: The Journey of Reconciliation and the Freedom Rides. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0-8131-2511-4.
- "Breaking News: Rev. James M. Lawson Jr. Passes Away". Los Angeles Sentinel. June 10, 2024. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
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