The Rev. James Lawson Jr. has died at 95, civil rights leader’s family says

Rev. James Lawson Jr., civil rights leader who preached nonviolent protest, dies at 95

Los Angeles — The Rev. James Lawson Jr., an apostle of nonviolent protest who schooled activists to withstand brutal reactions from white authorities as the Civil Rights Movement gained traction, has died, his family said Monday. He was 95. His family said Lawson died on Sunday after a short illness in Los Angeles, where he spent decades working as a pastor, labor movement organizer and university professor. Lawson was a close adviser to the Rev…

Rev. James Lawson, made Nashville lunch counter sit-ins a model for fighting racial barriers, has died

Lawson was recruited by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Lawson spent decades in Los Angeles working as a pastor, labor movement organizer and professor.

US civil rights hero James Lawson dies at 95

Dr Martin Luther King praised Lawson as chief strategist of racial equality protests in the 1960s.

James Lawson, US civil rights leader who championed nonviolence, dies at 95

James Lawson, a prominent civil rights leader whose advocacy of nonviolent protest influenced Martin Luther King Jr. and helped shape the 1960s movement to outlaw discrimination in the U.S., died at 95 on Sunday, his family said. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Civil rights icon Rev. James Lawson Jr., who trained activists in nonviolent protest, has died at age 95, pastor says

The Rev. James Lawson Jr., a civil rights icon who trained activists in nonviolent protest, died Sunday, according to the pastor at Holman United Methodist Church in Los Angeles, where Lawson was reverend emeritus.

Key Civil Rights Figure Rev. James Lawson Jr. Dies, Family Says

Rev. James Lawson Jr., a key figure in the civil rights movement, died at the age of 95, his family announced Monday.