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CHRISTIAN BREAKING NEWS: Rev. James Lawson (Sep. 22, 1928 – Jun. 10, 2024), Pastor Emeritus, Holman United Methodist Church, Los Angeles, CA, Longtime Civil Rights Activist and Nonviolent Protest Pioneer [#JamesLawson #RevJamesLawson #JamesLawsonJr #RevJamesLawsonJr #JamesMLawsonJr #RevMJamesLawsonJr #JamesMorrisLawsonJr #RevMorrisJamesLawsonJr #JamesLawsonDeath #RevJamesLawsonDeath]

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Rev. James Morris Lawson Jr., an apostle of nonviolent protest who taught activists how to deal with savage reactions as the Civil Rights Movement gathered pace, died on Monday, according to his family.

He was 95.

Lawson died on Sunday in Los Angeles following a brief illness, according to his family.

He had spent decades as a preacher, labor movement organizer, and university lecturer there.

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

Lawson met King in 1957, having spent 3 years in India learning about Mohandas K. Gandhi’s independence movement.

2 years later, King would travel to India for the first time, although he had only read about Gandhi in literature.

The 2 pastors, both 28 years old, instantly bonded over their enthusiasm for the Indian leader’s beliefs, and King urged Lawson to implement them in the American South.

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Rev. James M. Lawson, Jr.
Pastor Emeritus

A Methodist minister for more than 50 years, Rev. James Lawson served as pastor of Holman from 1974 until his retirement in 1999. He remains active with preaching and teaching engagements throughout the country along with conducting nonviolence workshops locally and overseas. He leads his nonviolence workshop every fourth Saturday at Holman.

Rev. Lawson is also internationally recognized as the leading strategist and trainer in the principles of nonviolence to 1960s Civil Rights leaders as well as being a confidant of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Time Magazine listed Rev. Lawson as one of seven icons of the civil rights movement who paved the way for President Barack Obama’s historic election. In addition, he had held professorships at several institutions including Vanderbilt University, Harvard University, CSU Northridge, and UCLA.

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