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    James Lawson's booming voice and loving spirit left a lasting mark on this UCLA professor

    by Tyrone Beason, Los Angeles Times Jun 17, 2024 5 minutes
    History and Asian American studies Professor Vinay Lal poses for a portrait at UCLA on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, in Los Angeles, California.

    LOS ANGELES — UCLA historian Vinay Lal remembers speaking alongside the Rev. James Lawson during a panel discussion in Pasadena in 2008 and feeling awestruck by the "majestic" manner in which the veteran civil rights leader spoke about the power of nonviolence and its ability to change the course of history.

    "He had a booming voice, very confident, but the amazing thing was that that confidence always came with compassion at the same time," said Lal. "The way in which he spoke of nonviolence, it was coming out of a depth of experience."

    Lawson's commanding presence, moral clarity and big heart were all on Lal's mind this week as he contemplated the storied life and contributions of his friend, who died in Los Angeles on Sunday after a brief illness. Lawson was 95.

    Lawson championed the philosophy of nonviolence espoused by Mohandas "Mahatma" Gandhi. He put those principles and protest

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