Rev. James Lawson portrait unveiled
260 views · Published 14 November 2008 · 21:37 · Indexed 20 September 2026
Channel: Vanderbilt University · 2008 · Education
The Rev. James Lawson turned a ceremony to unveil his portrait into a call to work for justice and peace for the friends, colleagues and admirers who gathered to honor him. Lawson, briefly expelled from Vanderbilt in 1960 as a divinity school student for his work helping to desegregate lunch counters in downtown Nashville, returned in 2006 to teach. The portrait ceremony recognized the 50th anniversary of his arrival at Vanderbilt in 1958. Read more.
