Rev. William Lawson, civil rights leader and longtime Houston pastor, dies at 95, church says
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Rev. William Lawson, civil rights leader and longtime Houston pastor, dies at 95, church says
By Meron Moges-Gerbi, CNN (CNN) — 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. Lawson was known as “Houston’s Pastor;” a trusted voice in the community who ushered the city through times of crisis and change. In
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Rev. William Lawson, civil rights leader and longtime Houston pastor, dies at 95, church says
By Meron Moges-Gerbi, CNN (CNN) — 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. Lawson was known as “Houston’s Pastor;” a trusted voice in the community who ushered the city through times of crisis and change. In
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Community remembrances planned for Houston civil rights leader Rev. William Lawson
The current pastor at Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church in the Third Ward reflected Wednesday on the life of the church's founder, who died Tuesday at age 95.