Lawrence Wittner farfesa ne na fitaccen Tarihi a Jami'ar Jiha ta New York / Albany. Ya fara aikinsa ne a matsayin mai son zaman lafiya a faduwar shekarar 1961, lokacin da shi da sauran daliban kwaleji suka dauki Fadar White House a kokarin hana ci gaba da gwajin makamin nukiliyar Amurka. Tun daga wannan lokacin, ya shiga cikin manyan ƙungiyoyin neman zaman lafiya, kuma ya yi aiki a matsayin shugaban Societyungiyar Tarihin Zaman Lafiya, a matsayin mai tattara Kwamitin Tarihin Zaman Lafiya na Researchungiyar Nazarin Lafiya ta Duniya, kuma a matsayin memba na kwamitin ƙasa na Peace Action, da babbar kungiyar wanzar da zaman lafiya a Amurka. Bugu da kari, ya kasance mai aiki a cikin daidaiton launin fata da ƙungiyoyin kwadago, kuma a halin yanzu shi ne babban sakatare na Albany County Central Federation of Labour, AFL-CIO. Tsohon co-edita na jaridar Aminci & Canji, shi ne mawallafi ko edita na littattafai goma sha uku, ciki har da Masu zanga-zangar yaki da yaki, The Biographical Dictionary of Leadership Day Leaders, Aminci Amfani, Yin aiki don Aminci da Adalci, da kuma alamar lambar yabo, Gwagwarmaya da Bomb.
