Rev. William Lawson, a long-time civil rights advocate and founder of Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church in Houston, has died, according to an obituary posted on the church’s website. He was 95.
One service wasn’t enough to celebrate the life of a beloved community leader, civil rights trailblazer, founding Pastor ...
Lay, who was convicted with Skilling of fraud and conspiracy, died July 5 of a heart attack. (Photo by Thomas Cooper/Getty Images) (2006 Getty Images) The Rev. William "Bill" Lawson, pastor ...
The Rev. William Lawson, Texas Civil Rights Leader Who Worked With Martin Luther King Jr, Dies at 95 HOUSTON (AP) — The Rev. William “Bill” Lawson, a longtime pastor and civil rights leader ...
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.