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Revolutionary Nonviolence: Organizing for Freedom

English

By (author): James M. Lawson Jr

A persuasive account of the philosophy and power of nonviolence organizing, and a resource for building and sustaining effective social movements.

Despite the rich history of nonviolent philosophy, many people today are unfamiliar with the basic principles and practices of nonviolenceeven as these concepts have guided so many direct-action movements to overturn forms of racial apartheid, military and police violence, and dictatorships around the world. Revolutionary Nonviolence is a crucial resource on the long history of nonviolent philosophy through the teachings of Rev. James M. Lawson Jr., one of the great practitioners of revolution through deliberate and sustained nonviolence. His ongoing work demonstrates how we can overcome violence and oppression through organized direct action, presenting a powerful roadmap for a new generation of activists.
 
Rev. Lawsons work as a theologian, pastor, and social-change activist has inspired hope and liberation for more than sixty years. To hear and see him speak is to experience the power of the prophetic tradition in the African American and social gospel. In Revolutionary Nonviolence, Michael K. Honey and Kent Wong reflect on Rev. Lawson's talks and dialogues, from his speeches at the Nashville sit-in movement in 1960 to his lectures in the current UCLA curriculum. This volume provides a comprehensive introduction to Rev. Lawson's teachings on how to center nonviolence in successfully organizing for change. See more
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Product Details
  • Weight: 318g
  • Dimensions: 140 x 210mm
  • Publication Date: 01 Feb 2022
  • Publisher: University of California Press
  • Publication City/Country: United States
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9780520387843

About James M. LawsonJr

James M. Lawson Jr. is a Methodist minister who taught nonviolent theory and practice to help launch the 1960s Nashville lunch counter sit-ins the Freedom Rides the Memphis sanitation strike and worker and immigrant rights movements in Los Angeles. He continues to energize leaders and activists and inspire social change movements in the United States today.  Michael K. Honey is Haley Professor of Humanities at the University of Washington Tacoma. He is the author of five award-winning books on labor the freedom movement and Martin Luther King; the editor of Kings labor speeches; the past president of the Labor and Working-Class History Association; and a former civil liberties and community organizer in the South.  Kent Wong is director of the UCLA Labor Center a union attorney and a labor activist. He has taught a course on nonviolence with Rev. James Lawson Jr. for the past twenty years and has published books on the labor movement immigrant rights and the Asian American community.  Angela Y. Davis is a philosopher antiracist feminist scholar and activist former political prisoner and author of numerous pathbreaking studies. She is Distinguished Professor Emerita of the History of Consciousness and Feminist Studies at the University of California Santa Cruz.  Bryan Stevenson is the founder of the Equal Justice Initiative and has won major legal cases before the US Supreme Court to challenge unfair and abusive treatment of the incarcerated. He has created nationally acclaimed cultural sites in Montgomery Alabama and is a professor at New York University School of Law.

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