Posts tagged Civil rights movement

Remembering Civil Rights Leader James Lawson And The ‘Power Of Love’

Rev. James M. Lawson Jr., who died on June 9, 2024, at the age of 95, was a Methodist minister and a powerful advocate of nonviolence during the Civil Rights Movement. Lawson is best known for piloting two crucial civil rights campaigns – one in Nashville in 1960 and the other in Memphis in 1968.

News, Christianity, North AmericaAnthony SiracusaJune 19, 2024The Conversation, Anthony Siracusa, James M. Lawson Jr., Christianity, Civil rights movement, Ghandi, Injustice, Methodist Church, juneteenth, Secondary featureComment

MLK’s Vision Of Social Justice Included Religious Pluralism — A House Of Many Faiths

(ANALYSIS) In an age of polarization, it is worth remembering that one of the pillars of King’s philosophy was pluralism: the idea of multiple communities engaging one another, acknowledging their differences and shared bonds, and striving to create what King called a “Beloved Community.”

AnalysisRoy WhitakerApril 13, 2023The Conversation, Roy Whitaker, Martin Luther King Jr., Civil rights movement, Religious pluralism, Interfaith, Black Lives Matter, RacismComment

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