James R. Lawson
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James Rupert Lawson (June 5, 1918 ā July 9, 1985) was an African-American activist who founded the United African Nationalist Movement, an anti-imperialist lobbying group based in Harlem, advocating freedom for Africans from rule by non-Africans in the post World War II era.
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James R. Lawson | |
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Born | James Rupert Lawson (1918-06-05)June 5, 1918 Macon, Georgia, U.S. |
Died | July 9, 1985(1985-07-09) (aged 67) New York City, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | publicist, activist |
Organization | United African Nationalist Movement |
Movement | Black nationalism, Pan-Africanism |
Spouse | Martha Lawson |
Children | 2 |
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A follower of the ideas of Marcus Garvey, he was associated with "black nationalist" ideology in the 1950s and 1960s.