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20 de mai. de 2024 · Civil rights leader James L. Farmer Jr. was born in Marshall, Texas, in 1920. He spent his childhood in Austin but returned to Marshall to attend Wiley College, where he joined the team of "great debaters" coached by legendary teacher Melvin B. Tolson.
- James L. Farmer Jr
Farmer's father, James Farmer Sr., was a prominent...
- James L. Farmer Jr
13 de mai. de 2024 · Civil rights leader James Farmer was born in Marshall, Texas, in 1920. Though he originally planned to become a Methodist minister, the influence of legendary teacher Melvin Tolson—and segregation within the church—led Farmer to activism.
10 de mai. de 2024 · Farmer discusses the 1960 presidential campaign; the relationship between Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) and the John F. Kennedy (JFK) administration, interactions with Robert F. Kennedy and the Justice Department, the Freedom Rides and other civil rights actions; and JFK’s impact on civil rights, among other issues.
8 de mai. de 2024 · see more. 22nd April 1964: James Farmer, the Executive Director of the Congress for Racial Equality, sits next to a uniformed officer in the back of a police wagon following his arrest at a civil rights demonstration at the World's Fair, New York City.
Há 1 dia · Mary C. (Wray) Leonard of Millsboro, DE, formerly of Norristown, PA, passed away Dec. 5th, 2016 after a battle with cancer. Born May 28th, 1943 in Baltimore, MD, she was raised and lived in Norrist…
12 de mai. de 2024 · Word Family. James Leonard Farmer. the "James Leonard Farmer" family. United States civil rights leader who in 1942 founded the Congress of Racial Equality (born in 1920)
