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Jesse Lawson
1856–1927
United States
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Jesse Lawson (May 18, 1856 – November 8, 1927) was an American lawyer, educator, and activist. He served as an officer of the Afro-American Council, where he promoted racial justice and anti-Jim Crow legislation to the public and before Congress. He was the founder of the National Sociological Society and co-founded Frelinghuysen University with his wife, educator and activist Rosetta Lawson.
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