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bottomofthehill

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

Reply to Celerity (Original post)

Thu Jul 30, 2020, 12:49 PM

Jul 2020

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.

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James Lawson is one of the greatest orators of our times, when his voice raises up, it rings down [View all] Celerity Jul 2020 OP

While Lawson was at the podium gratuitous Jul 2020 #1

Awesome. He's 91. Expelled from Vanderbilt for civil rights activism in 1960. Hoyt Jul 2020 #2

James Lawson reminds us of Mr Lewis call to action. Amazing bottomofthehill Jul 2020 #3

And think on it: Martin Luther King Jr. was born one year AFTER James Lawson greenjar_01 Jul 2020 #4

It was electrifying and inspiring Docreed2003 Jul 2020 #5