The Rev. James Lawson Jr., a civil rights icon who trained activists in nonviolent protest, died at the age of 95 in Los Angeles, having spent decades fighting for the rights of Black people.
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The Rev. James Lawson Jr., a civil rights icon who trained activists in nonviolent protest, died at the age of 95 in Los Angeles, having spent decades fighting for the rights of Black people.