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James Lawson

American activist (1928–2024)
Person human Q6137869

Facts

24 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[18]
Date of birth
September 22, 1928
Date of death
June 9, 2024
Place of birth
Uniontown
Place of death
Los Angeles
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Occupation
university teacher, pastor, human rights defender, missionary, parson
Employer
University of California, Los Angeles[11]
Educated at
Baldwin Wallace University, Oberlin College, Boston University School of Theology, Vanderbilt University Divinity School[12][13][14][15]
Religion or worldview
Methodism[17]
Award received
Community of Christ International Peace Award[16]
Cause of death
cardiac arrest[19]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[25]
Academic appointment
UCLA Labor Studies[30]
Birth name
James Morris Lawson Jr.[26]
Described by source
History of Missiology[24]
Family name
Lawson[21]
Given name
James[22]
Manner of death
natural causes[23]
Name in native language
James Lawson[27]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
Martin Luther King Day edit-a-thon, WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/UCLA[28][29]
Oral history at
Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library[31]
Residence
Nashville[20]
🏷️ Also known as
en James M. Lawson, Jr. en James Morris Lawson, Jr. en James Lawson en James M. Lawson ar جيمس لاوسون ar جيمس موريس لاوسون الابن es James Morris Lawson, Jr. fa جیمز لاوسون fr James Morris Lawson, Jr. hi जेम्स मॉरिस लॉसन, जूनियर hi जेम्स लाव्सन ja ジェームズ・ローソン (アメリカ合衆国の活動家) ru Джеймс Лосон ru Джеймс Лоусон ru Джеймс Моррис Лосон-младший ru Джеймс Моррис Лоусон-младший ru Лосон, Джеймс Моррис (младший) ru Лоусон, Джеймс Моррис (младший)
🔖 Identifiers · 19
ISNI
0000000042282975
VIAF cluster ID
75954598
Library of Congress authority ID
no99063179
GND ID
1260074978
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Jameslawson.jpg ↗
BlackPast.org ID
african-american-history/lawson-james-1928
C-SPAN person numeric ID
22163
C-SPAN person string ID (deprecated)
22163
Comic Vine ID
4005-127251
Encyclopedia of African American History 1896 to the Present entry ID
0715
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
topic/James-Lawson
FAST ID
437746
Show all 19 identifiers +7
Freebase ID
/m/01v_37
Google Arts & Culture entity ID
m01v_37
Open Library ID
OL9673225A
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100055811
SNAC ARK ID
w61k8325
WikiTree person ID
Lawson-15515
Yale LUX ID
person/03ab1616-eb9c-4bd8-a99b-0833b6b253c8

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 4
missionary, pastor, human rights defender, university teacher
Educated at 2
Oberlin College, Baldwin Wallace University
Award received 1
Community of Christ International Peace Award
Cause of death 1
cardiac arrest
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Described by source 1
History of Missiology
Employer 1
University of California, Los Angeles
Family name 1
Lawson
Given name 1
James
Influenced 1
James Bevel
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Named after 1
James Lawson Award
Place of birth 1
Uniontown
Place of death 1
Los Angeles
Religion or worldview 1
Methodism
Residence 1
Nashville
Sex or gender 1
male
Students 1
James Bevel
← Characters 1
The Butler
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Summary

James Lawson was born on September 22, 1928[1], in Uniontown[2]. He died on June 9, 2024[3], in Los Angeles[4]. He worked as a university teacher[5], pastor[6], human rights defender[7], missionary[8], and parson[9].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for James Lawson include James Lawson Award[32], an award[33].

Why It Matters

James Lawson has been cited as an influence by James Bevel[34], a politician[35], 1936–2008[36], of United States[37].

Entities named for him include James Lawson Award[32], an award[33].

FAQs

Where was James Lawson born?

James Lawson was born in Uniontown[2].

Where did James Lawson die?

James Lawson passed away in Los Angeles[4].

What did James Lawson do for work?

James Lawson worked as a university teacher[5], pastor[6], human rights defender[7], missionary[8], and parson[9].

Where did James Lawson go to school?

James Lawson was educated at Baldwin Wallace University[12], Oberlin College[13], Boston University School of Theology[14], and Vanderbilt University Divinity School[15].

What awards did James Lawson receive?

Honors received include Community of Christ International Peace Award[16].

Who did James Lawson influence?

James Lawson has been cited as an influence by James Bevel[34].

Related Entities

Los Angeles The Butler United States University of California, Los Angeles

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  1. [2] ↑ . blackpast.org. blackpast.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . blackpast.org. blackpast.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . History of Missiology. wikidata.org.
  13. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [11] ↑ . irle.ucla.edu. Retrieved . irle.ucla.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . lasentinel.net. Retrieved . lasentinel.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [1] ↑ . History of Missiology. blackpast.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [3] ↑ . apnews.com. Retrieved . apnews.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . bu.edu. bu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org. Retrieved . outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . irle.ucla.edu. Retrieved . irle.ucla.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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