Jennifer Lawson
American civil rights activist
About Jennifer Lawson
Born 1946.
Jennifer Karen Lawson (born June 8, 1946) is an American civil rights activist, and Senior vice president at PBS. A brief autobiographical statement from Lawson can be found at the Civil Rights Movement Archive.
Life Lawson was born in Fairfield, Alabama. She graduated from Columbia University. She was a SNCC field secretary.
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American civil rights activist
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Jennifer Lawson was born on 8 June 1946.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Jennifer Lawson. https://biography.guide/jennifer-lawson/
MLA: "Jennifer Lawson." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/jennifer-lawson/.
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