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. During the 1960s, he served as a mentor to the Nashville Student Movement and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.

Lawson died on June 9, 2024 at a hospital in Los Angeles, California from cardiac arrest at the age of 95.

References

Other websites
 “The Rev. James Lawson: An Advocate of Peaceful Change” - an interview on National Public Radio

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