There are 5 article(s) tagged James Lawson:

• February 2026

  • James Lawson autobiography traces path of Civil Rights icon through Memphis and beyond

    Lawson’s autobiography, coauthored by Memphian Emily Yellin, had a Memphis launch Friday, Feb. 20, at the National Civil Rights Museum.

    By Bill Dries February 22, 2026

• June 2024

  • The Rev. James Lawson Jr. has died at 95, civil rights leader’s family says

    Lawson organized the sanitation workers strike that fatefully drew Martin Luther King Jr. to Memphis. Lawson said he was at first paralyzed and forever saddened by King’s assassination.

    By The Associated Press June 10, 2024

• July 2020

  • Opinion: A voting campaign will honor John Lewis

    'My heart is heavy at the passing of this great foot soldier of the movement and congressman for the people,' says the president of the National Civil Rights Museum. 'In his honor, we’ll vote like our lives depend on it, because they do. '

    By Terri Lee Freeman July 20, 2020

• April 2019

  • Second Memphis Cares reflects on Memphis of 1968 and change

    The interfaith gathering came 51 years to the day of the original gathering. Rev. James Lawson, who spoke at the original Memphis Cares, said Sunday Memphis can be "a different kind of city a generation from now."

    By Bill Dries April 08, 2019

  • King’s words resonate with new rhythm, insight

    During the annual observance, civil rights veteran and icon Rev. James Lawson also talked about his invitation for King to come to Memphis in behalf of sanitation workers and the "politics of assassination."

    By Bill Dries April 04, 2019