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Houston pastor, civil rights leader, 95, dies

Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

HOUSTON -- The Rev. William "Bill" Lawson, a longtime pastor and civil- rights leader who helped desegregate Houston and worked with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. during the civil-rights movement, has died. He was 95.

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Reports & sources

16 articles, oldest first.

  1. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    The Rev. William Lawson, Texas civil rights leader who worked with Martin Luther King Jr, dies at 95 (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    The Rev. William ''Bill'' Lawson, a longtime pastor and civil rights leader who helped desegregate Houston and worked with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. during the civil rights movement, has died. He was 95.

  2. Athens The News Courier

    Texas civil rights leader who worked with Martin Luther King Jr, dies at 95 (opens Athens The News Courier)

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    Athens The News Courier's feed description

    HOUSTON (AP) — The Rev. William “Bill” Lawson, a longtime pastor and civil rights leader who helped desegregate Houston and worked with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. during the

  3. The Daily Caller

    Civil Rights Leader Rev. William Lawson, Who Collaborated With Martin Luther King Jr, Dies At Age 95 (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    Reverend William Lawson died Tuesday at the age of 95.

  4. Black Enterprise

    Houston Civil Rights Legend William 'Bill' Lawson Dies At 95 (opens Black Enterprise)

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    Black Enterprise's feed description

    William Lawson, the founding pastor of Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church, and a fixture in the Houston Civil Rights scene, died May 14.

  5. NBC News

    Rev. William Lawson, civil rights leader who worked with Martin Luther King Jr., dies at 95 (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The Rev. William “Bill” Lawson, a longtime pastor and civil rights leader who helped desegregate Houston and worked with Martin Luther King Jr. during the civil rights movement, has died.

  6. KRDO

    Rev. William Lawson, civil rights leader and longtime Houston pastor, dies at 95, church says (opens KRDO)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Meron Moges-Gerbi, CNN (CNN) — Rev. William Lawson, a long-time civil rights advocate and founder of Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church in Houston, has died, according to an obituary posted on the church’s website. He was 95.

  7. The Christian Post

    'Houston’s Pastor' William Lawson, longtime civil rights activist, megachurch founder, dies at 95 (opens The Christian Post)

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    The Christian Post's feed description

    The Rev. William Lawson, a veteran civil rights activist and founding pastor of a historically African American megachurch in Texas, has died.

  8. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Houston pastor, civil rights leader, 95, dies (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    HOUSTON -- The Rev. William "Bill" Lawson, a longtime pastor and civil- rights leader who helped desegregate Houston and worked with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. during the civil-rights movement, has died. He was 95.

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