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Rev. James Lawson, SCLC and COME, July 8th 1970

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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, Religion, Community on the Move for Equality, Southern Christian Leadership Conference
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19700708_James_Lawson-SS243-SS244
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http://hdl.handle.net/10267/33759
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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., the community organization supporting the strikers. He was also Southern Christian Leadership Conference (S.C.L.C.) director of nonviolent education.