James Lawson
American activist (1928-2024) · United States · On the map · Academics · Died at 95
James Morris Lawson Jr. was an American activist and university professor. He was a leading theoretician and tactician of nonviolence within the Civil Rights Movement. During the 1960s, he served as a mentor to the Nashville Student Movement and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.
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He was expelled from Vanderbilt University for his civil rights activism in 1960, and later served as a pastor in Los Angeles for 25 years.
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United States
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Academics
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Deceased
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Lived 1928 to 2024 · aged 95
