HOUSTON — The Rev. William “Bill” Lawson, a longtime pastor and civil rights leader who helped desegregate Houston and worked with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. during the civil rights movement, has died. He was 95.
“He has completed his time of service here on earth and is now enjoying eternal rest,” the church said in its announcement. He worked with King during the civil rights movement by setting up the local office of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, the civil rights organization that was led by King., William Lawson recalled how he offered to play host to King at his church when others would not after the FBI wrongly accused King of being a communist.
“He is one of the reasons why our city is so great. He helped us during the period of civil rights and social justice,” Mayor John Whitmire said. “Houston benefited from his leadership, his character.”
Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)
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