Lawson’s Workshop is heralded as the very first film to put the viewer into James Lawson’s classroom —the same classroom that produced civil rights legends such as C.T. Vivian, Diane Nash, James Bevel, and, of course, John Lewis. These and other “soldiers” of nonviolence would use Lawson’s teaching to challenge a nation and inspire the world.

Lawson’s Workshop is directed by Chris Preitauer, producer and director of the award-winning film When I Get Grown, and film producer for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Freedom Center in Oakland, California. Lawson’s Workshop is produced by Dr. Clayborne Carson, founder of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute at Stanford University and Michael Honey, producer of the film Love and Solidarity.

Nine Sisters Studios is proud to present Lawson’s Workshop.