James Lawson
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About
Civil rights leader known for his nonviolent tactics as a leader of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. In addition to his activism, he worked as a university professor. He was expelled from Vanderbilt University in 1960 as a result of his activism.
Before Fame
He traveled to India to study nonviolent protests after spending fourteen months in prison for refusing to report for the draft in 1951.
Trivia
He was urged by Martin Luther King Jr. to help the movement, so he began leading workshops for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
Family Life
He grew up in Massillon, Ohio.
Associated With
He followed Mahatma Gandhi's nonviolent principles known as satyagraha.
