Margaret Morgan Lawrence

Overview

Margaret Morgan Lawrence born New York, NY August 19, 1914. African-American child psychiatrist. Daughter of Episcopal minister. Pacifist in World War II and Cold War. Active member of Fellowship of Reconciliation. Oldest pilgrim on Anglican Peace Fellowship 85-mile pilgrimage from London to Canterbury, 1988. Received Fellowship of Reconciliation Martin Luther King Jr Award, 2005.

Quotations

The Peace of the Lord be with you!” (her greeting on pilgrimage; photo cumc.columbia.edu)