James Lawson

Efforts by Nashville’s civil rights activists were key to the historic national struggle for civil rights. On Friday, April 30, members of Nashville’s movement will gather at Vanderbilt University to discuss their experiences. Read More

Civil rights movement leader the Rev. James Lawson will highlight the fall 2009 semester programming of Vanderbilt Divinity School when he delivers the annual Cole Lectures Oct. 15-16. Read More

Watch video of a ceremony unveiling the portrait of the Rev. James Lawson. Read More

Rev. James Lawson returns to Vanderbilt University as a Distinguished University Professor, more than four decades after a national furor over his expulsion from the university as a result of his civil rights activities. Read More

Political pundits have time to reflect in the days ahead on the reasons behind Barack Obama's historic election as the first African American president, but the president-elect must focus immediately on his transition and the challenges ahead, according to several Vanderbilt professors. Read More

Civil rights leader and non-violent activist the Rev. James Lawson will speak at Vanderbilt University this month as part of the University Seminar in Religion and Culture. Read More

Vanderbilt University will celebrate the establishment of the James M. Lawson Jr. Chair at Vanderbilt with a symposium on Lawson's legacy and an inaugural lecture by the first holder of the Lawson Chair. Read More

More than four decades after a national furor over the expulsion of James Lawson from Vanderbilt University, he will return as a Distinguished University Professor for the 2006-07 academic year. Read More

James M. Lawson, a Vanderbilt University Divinity School alumnus who led the sit-ins at Nashville’s segregated lunch counters and had a profound effect on Vanderbilt’s national identity, is the recipient of the 2002 Walter R. Murray Jr. Distinguished Alumnus Award. Read More