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.
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 ...
When asked how he’d like his life to be remembered, the preacher in him shined through.“I don’t know. I simply hope I would have been faithful to what the gospel is." ...
William “Bill” Lawson arrived in Houston at the dawn of the civil rights era, planning to teach at Texas Southern University and to raise a family. By the time he died at 95 Tuesday morning ...
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.
The Rev. William Lawson, pastor emeritus of Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church of Houston speaks during a funeral service for George Floyd at The Fountain of Praise church Tuesday, June 9, 2020, in ...