His family said Lawson died on Sunday after a short illness in Los Angeles, where he spent decades working as a pastor, labor movement organizer and professor.
His family said Lawson died on Sunday after a short illness in Los Angeles, where he spent decades working as a pastor, labor movement organizer and professor.
He was a proponent of nonviolent protest, and his workshops helped prepare John Lewis, the Freedom Riders and many others to peacefully withstand vicious responses to their activism.
His family said Lawson died on Sunday after a short illness in Los Angeles, where he spent decades working as a pastor, labor movement organizer and professor.