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Civil rights icon, nonviolence advocate, Pastor James Lawson dies at 95

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Funeral services were pending Monday for the Rev. James Lawson Jr., an icon of the Civil Rights Movement and the longtime pastor of Holman United Methodist...

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  1. NBC New York

    Civil rights leader and nonviolent protest pioneer Rev. James Lawson Jr. dies at 95 (opens NBC New York)

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    The Rev. James Lawson Jr., a civil rights activist and close adviser to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., has died at age 95 in Los Angeles.

  2. MyNorthwest

    The Rev. James Lawson Jr. has died at 95, civil rights leader's family says (opens MyNorthwest)

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    LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Rev. James Lawson Jr., an apostle of nonviolent protest who schooled activists to withstand brutal reactions from white authorities

  3. The Guardian

    James Lawson Jr, civil rights activist and nonviolent protest pioneer, dies aged 95 (opens The Guardian)

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    Reverend, pastor and professor, who was a close adviser to Martin Luther King Jr, dies in Los Angeles after short illness

  4. NPR

    The Rev. James Lawson, key architect of the civil rights movement, dies at 95 (opens NPR)

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    Martin Luther King, Jr. called civil rights pioneer, the Rev. James Lawson, the leading theorist and strategist of nonviolence.

  5. Anchorage Daily News

    Civil rights leader James Lawson Jr. has died at 95 (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. once called Lawson “the leading theorist and strategist of nonviolence in the world.”

  6. The Daily Caller

    Key Civil Rights Figure Rev. James Lawson Jr. Dies, Family Says (opens The Daily Caller)

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    Rev. James Lawson Jr., a key figure in the civil rights movement, died at the age of 95, his family announced Monday.

  7. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    Rev. James Lawson Jr. dies at 95, civil rights leader's family says (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

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    The Rev. James Lawson Jr., has died. His family said Monday that Lawson died peacefully on Sunday.

  8. Foxla

    Rev. James Lawson Jr., icon of the Civil Rights Movement and longtime LA pastor, dead at 95 (opens Foxla)

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    The Rev. James Lawson Jr., an icon of the Civil Rights Movement and the longtime pastor of Holman United Methodist Church in Los Angeles, died Monday at age 95.

  9. France 24

    'Strategist of nonviolence': US civil rights leader Rev. James Lawson dies at 95 (opens France 24)

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    The Rev. James Lawson Jr., an apostle of nonviolent protest who schooled activists to withstand brutal reactions from white authorities as the Civil Rights Movement gained traction, has died, his family…

  10. The Union-Recorder

    The Rev. James Lawson Jr., civil rights leader who preached nonviolent protest, dies at 95 (opens The Union-Recorder)

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    The Rev. James Lawson Jr., an apostle of nonviolent protest who schooled activists to withstand brutal reactions from white authorities as the Civil Rights Movement gained traction, has died, his

  11. NBC Los Angeles

    Civil rights leader and nonviolent protest pioneer Rev. James Lawson Jr. dies in Los Angeles at 95 (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    The Rev. James Lawson Jr., a civil rights activist and close adviser to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., has died at age 95 in Los Angeles.

  12. KTVZ Bend

    Civil rights icon Rev. James Lawson Jr., who trained activists in nonviolent protest, has died at age 95, pastor says (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    By Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — The Rev. James Lawson Jr., a civil rights icon who trained activists in nonviolent protest, died Sunday, according to the pastor at Holman United Methodist Church in Los Angeles, where Lawson was reverend emeritus. Lawson died in Los Angeles, Rev.

  13. Voice of America

    Rev. James Lawson Jr., civil rights leader who preached nonviolent protest, dies at 95 (opens Voice of America)

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    Lawson was a close adviser to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., who called him 'the leading theorist and strategist of nonviolence in the world'

  14. NBC Los Angeles

    Civil rights icon, nonviolence advocate, Pastor James Lawson dies at 95 (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    Funeral services were pending Monday for the Rev. James Lawson Jr., an icon of the Civil Rights Movement and the longtime pastor of Holman United Methodist...

  15. NBC News

    James Lawson Jr., civil rights leader who advocated for nonviolent protest, dies at 95 (opens NBC News)

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    The Rev. James Lawson Jr., a civil rights leader who advocated for nonviolent protest alongside Martin Luther King Jr., has died. He was 95.

  16. Black Enterprise

    Rev. James Lawson Jr, Advisor To MLK, Dies At 95 (opens Black Enterprise)

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    Black Enterprise's feed description

    Rev. James Lawson, a teacher of nonviolent resistance methods and an advisor to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., died at the age of 95.

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