{"product_id":"playbook-for-justice-james-lawson-and-the-nonviolent-movement-in-america-9798765659892","title":"Playbook for Justice: James Lawson and the Nonviolent Movement in America","description":"\u003cp\u003eEven as a small child, James Lawson wanted to create a fairer world--a world where people of all backgrounds could live in dignity and peace, as equals. In the United States during the first half of the twentieth century, that was hard to imagine. Lawson saw racial discrimination and other forms of oppression everywhere he turned.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut he remembered this mission as he grew up--becoming a star athlete and a star student, then a minister and a world traveler. After learning about Mohandas Gandhi's successful nonviolent resistance to injustice in India, he knew something similar could work in the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo he began practicing nonviolence as both a lifestyle and a strategy. He trained for it the way he would train for a sport.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStarting in the 1950s, Lawson coached other young people to become nonviolent \"athletes\" who refused to play by unfair rules. Strategic nonviolence became a cornerstone of the US Civil Rights Movement, leading to victories across the country.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story of nonviolent activism doesn't start or end with Lawson, though. Strategic nonviolence helped shape early US history and remains at the core of modern civil and human rights campaigns. And it starts at an individual level, with small, everyday practices. Using the playbook created by Lawson and others, anyone can train to be a nonviolent athlete and work toward a more just world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lesley Younge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Zest Books (Tm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/03\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Library Binding\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.60w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798765659892\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Young Adult\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eYounge, Lesley:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eLesley Younge\u003c\/strong\u003e is a middle school educator, poet, and author of several books for young people including \u003cem\u003eNearer My Freedom\u003c\/em\u003e, an award-winning verse novel remix of Olaudah Equiano's autobiography, and \u003cem\u003eA-Train Allen\u003c\/em\u003e, her first picture book. Originally from Los Angeles California, Lesley attended New York University and Bank Street College of Education, where she discovered a passion for supporting young people's learning. She lives with her family in Silver Spring, Maryland and has become a big fan of Old Bay.","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Lesley Younge \/ Library Binding \/ English","offer_id":67804811952285,"sku":"9798765659892","price":59.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_8567d203-fde9-4aa8-881e-6ab1c57d3f23.jpg?v=1794383719","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/playbook-for-justice-james-lawson-and-the-nonviolent-movement-in-america-9798765659892","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}