AFL-CIO Leaders Comment on Rev. James Lawson's Death

The Facts -

• • Liz Shuler and Fred Redmond of AFL-CIO released a statement on Rev. James M. Lawson Jr.'s death.

• • Lawson was a labor visionary and key strategist behind the Freedom Rides and Civil Rights Movement.

• • He notably led Black sanitation workers in 1960s Tennessee and continued his activism for decades.

AFL-CIO Leaders Commemorate Rev. James M. Lawson Jr.

AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler along with Secretary-Treasurer Fred Redmond, express their respects on the passing of labor and civil rights leader Rev. James M. Lawson Jr. His commitment to nonviolent activism significantly shaped the Civil Rights Movement.

Rev. Lawson was a proponent of peace and played a guiding role in America's fight for racial and economic justice. His leadership during the Black sanitation workers' strike in 1960s Tennessee and his subsequent years of activism have remarkably influenced the course of justice in our society.

On behalf of the AFL-CIO, they extend their deepest condolences to his family, community, and all those mourning his demise.

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