James Lawson

Actor

Born: September 22, 1928 (97 years old)

Place of birth: 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.

Filmography (1)