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Civil rights leader Rev. James Lawson Jr. dies at 95

June 10, 2024 by sergneri Leave a Comment

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/06/10/lawson-obit-civil-rights-martin-luther-king-00162585 Civil rights leader James Lawson Jr. dies at 95 The pastor was a close adviser to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and an advocate of nonviolent protest. By Associated Press 06/10/2024 05:44 PM EDT The Rev. James Lawson Jr., seen here in California in 2019, taught Gandhian principles to young civil rights activists … [Read more…]

Posted in: Ethical and green living, History, Obituaries, Racism, Thinking about Tagged: African Americans, boycotts, civil disobedience, Civil Rights, civil rights activists, Diane Nash, Gandhi, John Lewis, nonviolent, nonviolent protest, picket lines, protest, Rev. James Lawson Jr., Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., segregated, sit-ins, Voter Registration

That outrageous humbug

February 15, 2017 by sergneri Leave a Comment

Russian River Flag, 14 February 1867 Register. — That outrageous humbug called the Great Register has not yet received the names of nearly all the Democratic voters in the county and yet time flies rapidly, and all who expect to vote must be registered before the first day of August next. We hope and believe … [Read more…]

Posted in: California History, California Newspaper Archive, Politics, This Day in History Tagged: 1866, 1867, The Great Register, Voter Registration

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