The Rev. William Lawson held my father’s hand as they prayed and talked about marching together with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
I’ve heard my father tell many stories of his youth, but somehow I missed that one.
King visited Houston several times during the 1960s and, on his last visit in October 1967, he drew nearly 5,000 people to the Sam Houston Coliseum. Six months later, King was assassinated.
My father isn’t really the protesting type. Richard Sewing is an architectural engineer and businessman who focused on working hard. His form of social justice meant getting his education, making money on his own terms and taking care of his family.