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Rev. James Lawson says race relations
are worse today than during his civil rights campaigns with Dr. Martin
Luther King
[10-10-00]
 A
number of responsible leaders have been urging a national
consideration of some form of reparations to African-Americans in
very partial compensation for the evils of slavery. At a Fisk
University forum, speakers affirmed the appropriateness of
reparations. Gene TeSelle reports. [2-24-01]
A
resolution calling for study of the issue of reparations for slavery
has been put forth in the United Church of
Christ. It states the issue well, and includes a helpful list
of resources. [2-26-01]
James Lawson organized Freedom Rides in the South
during the 1950s and '60s; he worked closely for years with the Rev.
Martin Luther King, Jr. He is now pastor emeritus of Holman United
Methodist Church in Los Angeles.
Speaking recently in Dallas on nonviolent means of
social change, Lawson said that relations between the races are worse
now than at the height of the civil rights campaign. Lynchings occur
more than ever, he said, with the only change being the fact that they
are now carried out by the police and the courts instead of by mobs.
Another factor, he added, is the
easy availability of guns. "There's something wrong ... with
our humanity," he said, "when we think we need 210 million
guns floating around. That's a spiritual problem more than a gun
problem."
Click
here for the full story in the Dallas News.
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