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Home VIDEOS Faces of Black Houston REV. WILLIAM LAWSON

REV. WILLIAM LAWSON

By Tiffany Williams

"As long as you can get out of the bed and you can do anything at all, you ought to do what you can."

Eighty-five-year-old Houston legend, Rev. William Lawson has been fighting for civil rights and preaching the word of the Lord for nearly 60 years.

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July 24, 2016

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