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After moving to Los Angeles in 1974, Lawson was active in the labor movement and led his congregation in the West Adams neighborhood for 25 years. He was involved with California State University, Northridge’s Civil Discourse & Social Change initiative and taught labor studies at UCLA, with the university naming a building near MacArthur Park in his honor in 2021.
A stretch of Adams Boulevard, from Crenshaw Boulevard to the Holman United Methodist Church, was renamed the Reverend James M. Lawson Mile earlier this year.Play In LACaptain of Conception Dive Boat Disaster Sentenced To 4 Years In PrisonThe action by authorities began about nine hours after the initial order to disperse was issued around 6:15 p.m. Wednesday. Shortly after 5 a.m. the area was cleared, with just a small amount of protesters remaining.
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