James Lawson (American Activist)

James Lawson (American Activist)

James Morris Lawson, Jr. (born September 22, 1928) was a leading theoretician and tactician of nonviolence within the American Civil Rights Movement. He continues to be active in training activists in nonviolence.

Read more about James Lawson (American Activist):  Background, Work With Martin Luther King Jr. and The Nashville Student Movement, Work in Memphis, Continued Advocacy of Nonviolent Activism

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