James Lawson is one of the greatest orators of our times, when his voice raises up, it rings down

[Celerity]

a righteous anger and clarion call for justice. Magnificent speaker and human.



(John Lewis service, btw)

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1. While Lawson was at the podium

I kept hearing Howard Thurman and James Forbes. A great orator, indeed.

[Hoyt]

2. Awesome. He's 91. Expelled from Vanderbilt for civil rights activism in 1960.

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3. James Lawson reminds us of Mr Lewis call to action. Amazing

If you get a chance, you have to watch James Lawsons eulogy of Mr Lewis. It was eulogy, spiritual awakening, history lesson and call to service all wrapped into one.
I have been very lucky in my life to have been in Birmingham, Montgomery and Selma Alabama with Mr Lewis, not when he was taking his life in his hands but years later to hear him and some of those who were with him tell of the struggles and the joy that the movement brought.

Mr Lawson spoke on a couple of those trips, once in the 16 st Baptist Church on hallowed ground where 4 babies were murdered for the cause. He always amazed me and today he set the bar even higher. I am left humbled and speechless.

[greenjar_01]

4. And think on it: Martin Luther King Jr. was born one year AFTER James Lawson

What white supremacist violence has stolen from us.

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5. It was electrifying and inspiring

And it truly made me think and see, no through the lens of history, but through the eyes of one who was there...it was incredible