James Lawson

January 20, 2016

Civil rights leader James Lawson closes 2016 MLK Commemoration

Noted civil rights leader James Lawson, the keynote speaker for Vanderbilt’s 2016 MLK Commemoration, told a capacity audience that the American people must choose if the country is to move into a true democracy with equality, freedom and justice for all.

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August 16, 2012

Civil Rights icons explore nature of moral leadership

The Rev. James E. Lawson Jr. and John Seigenthaler, two legends of the Civil Rights era who viewed non-violent demonstrations in Nashville from very different seats in the 1960s, sat side-by-side Tuesday at a packed lunchtime conversation in Light Hall about the essentials of developing moral leadership.

By VUMC News and Communications

August 2, 2012

Civil rights legends to discuss leadership at public lecture

By VUMC News and Communications