James Lawson

AKA: James M. Lawson Jr., James Morris Lawson Jr.

0.2419

1928-09-22

Uniontown, Pennsylvania, USA

Biography

James Morris Lawson Jr. is 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.

Not Available

Cast RolesCast Roles Played = {1}

Self - Nashville Christian Leadership Council

2010-02-01 7.6

Freedom Riders

This is the story of more than four hundred Americans who participated in a bold and dangerous experiment designed to awaken the conscience of a complacent nation. These self-proclaimed, 'Freedom Ride ...