James Lawson (activist), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

James Lawson (activist)

American activist and university professor

Date of Birth: 22-Sep-1928

Place of Birth: Massillon, Ohio, United States

Profession: pastor, human rights activist, university teacher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

James Morris Lawson, Jr.
(born September 22, 1928) 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.
He was expelled from Vanderbilt University for his Civil Rights activism in 1960, and later served as a pastor in Los Angeles, California, for 25 years.