Civil Rights Icon James Lawson dies at 95

Name: Civil Rights Icon James Lawson dies at 95
Uploaded: 2024-06-11T13:39:35Z
Duration: 25 s
Description: Civil rights pioneer Reverend James Lawson Jr. has died at 95. Known as the leading theorist of nonviolence by Martin Luther King Jr., Lawson shaped the sit-in movement and organized the strike that brought Dr. King to Memphis.

Civil rights pioneer Reverend James Lawson Jr. has died at 95. Known as the leading theorist of nonviolence by Martin Luther King Jr., Lawson shaped the sit-in movement and organized the strike that brought Dr. King to Memphis.

Posted June 11, 2024 8:39am CDT