"Through non-violence, courage displaces fear; love transforms hate. Acceptance dissipates prejudice; hope ends despair. Peace dominates war; faith reconciles doubt. Mutual regard cancels enmity. Justice for all overthrows injustice. The redemptive community supersedes systems of gross social immorality.”
~ James Lawson, Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
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Reverend James Morris Lawson Jr. has passed, but his nonviolent legacy lives on, and will live on for a long time to come. Paul Valentine in The Washington Post described him as the "architect of civil rights nonviolence."
Reverend James Lawson, a contemporary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s who trained the Nashville Student movement in nonviolent direct action was still engaged in forming activists well into his 90s and had a life time of experience to share.
Reverend Lawson's 2010 keynote address at the Fletcher Summer Institute for the Advanced Study of Nonviolent Conflict is an important talk to listen to, but thankfully there are many others.
This blog has followed his nonviolent struggle over the years with blog posts in 2010, 2012, 2016, 2020, and 2024.
Reverend James Lawson is missed, but not forgotten, and his nonviolent lessons will continue to train and form new generations.
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