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Rev. James Lawson Commemorative Exhibit Opening

by Center for Inclusion (CFI)

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Fri, Jan 17, 2025

2 PM – 2:30 PM EST (GMT-5)

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As part of Baldwin Wallace University's MLK Week Celebrations, we are proud to announce the opening of the Rev. James Lawson Commemorative Exhibit at Ritter Library. Including materials from his time at BW and his time as a Civil Rights leader, the exhibit will be on display in the Ritter main lobby. Open to all BW students, faculty and staff, as well as the general public, the display will be available during Ritter Library hours. 

Join BW's Director of Spiritual Life CJ Harkness and the MLK Planning Committee as we open the Rev. Jame Lawson Commemorative Exhibit with a ceremonial ribbon cutting and a few words to honor the Civil Rights giant. 

Lawson, who grew up in Massillon, Ohio, came to BW to study sociology and quickly put his values into practice, joining the local chapter of the Fellowship of Reconciliation as well as the Congress of Racial Equality.

Before finishing his degree, he elected to be a conscientious objector of the draft and was imprisoned for 13 months.

Following his release, he finished his degree at BW and went on to spend three years in India as a Methodist missionary, where he studied Gandhi's methods of civil protest.

For more information about Rev. James Lawson, please click here. 

Thank you to the staff at Ritter Library for their work in helping us celebrate Rev. Lawson.

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Co-hosted with: Baldwin Wallace University, University Relations, Libraries, Center for Inclusion (CFI) (OWNER), Center for Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement, Brain Center for Community Engagement, Weekends at BW, TRiO Upward Bound, Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation™ (TRHT) Campus Center

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