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American activist (1928-2024)

United StatesAcademicsLived 1928 to 2024 · aged 95
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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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Lawson in 2010 talking with an audience member following a panel discussion on the Nashville sit-insLawson in 2010 talking with an audience member following a panel discussion on the Nashville sit-ins

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Community of Christ International Peace Award

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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. 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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Academic
Status
deceased
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Lived 1928 to 2024 · aged 95
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