Without James Lawson’s training of many, such as John Lewis and Diane Nash, in the philosophy of nonviolent resistance, the Congressional agenda would not have seen the passage of the 1964 and ...

A student at Fisk University in Nashville, Diane Nash became the leader of the Nashville Student Movement. Fellow activists John Lewis, Ernest "Rip" Patton, Jr., Rev. James M. Lawson, Jr., ...

James Lawson, the man who inspired a generation ... civil rights icon who worked alongside luminaries like King, Diane Nash, John Lewis and C.T. Vivian to promote nonviolent activism in the ...

After she moved from Chicago to Nashville to attend Fisk University, Diane Nash experienced segregation ... told me about the nonviolent workshops that Jim Lawson was conducting.