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Rev. James Lawson, SCLC and COME, July 29th 1969

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Lawson, James M., 1928-
Yellin, David G.
Beifuss, Joan Turner
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Sanitation Workers Strike, Memphis, Tenn., 1968, Memphis (Tenn.), Race relations, Interviews, Oral history, Community on the Move for Equality, Southern Christian Leadership Conference
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19690729_James_Lawson-SS247
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http://hdl.handle.net/10267/33761
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This is an interview with Reverend James Lawson, Jr. Lawson was the pastor of Centenary United Methodist Church and chairman of the strategy committee of C.O.M.E (Community on the Move for Equality), the community organization supporting the strikers. He was also the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (S.C.L.C.) director of nonviolent education.