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James Leonard Farmer Sr. (June 12, 1886 – May 14, 1961), known as J. Leonard Farmer, was an American author, theologian, and educator. He was a minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church, South and an academic in early religious history as well as theology.
James Leonard Farmer Jr. (January 12, 1920 – July 9, 1999) was an American civil rights activist and leader in the Civil Rights Movement "who pushed for nonviolent protest to dismantle segregation, and served alongside Martin Luther King Jr." He was the initiator and organizer of the first Freedom Ride in 1961, which eventually led ...
17 de fev. de 2024 · Seu pai era James Leonard Farmer Sr., filho de um escravo, um ministro-acadêmico que se tornou professor universitário e que adorava ensinar literatura em grego, Hebraico e Aramaico. Acreditava-se que ele fosse o primeiro homem negro do Texas a obter um doutorado, o que fez na Universidade de Boston.
8 de nov. de 2023 · James Farmer (pictured on the right) was born in Marshall, Texas, on January 12, 1920, to Pearl Marion Houston and James Leonard Farmer Sr. [1][2][3] His mother, Pearl, was a teacher. His father, James, was the son of an enslaved person, and he became a college professor of theology.
10 de jul. de 1999 · James Farmer, a principal founder of the Congress of Racial Equality and the last survivor of the ''Big Four'' who shaped the civil-rights struggle in the United States in the mid-1950's and...
3 de abr. de 2014 · Civil rights leader James Farmer headed the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) and organized the historic Freedom Rides of 1961.
James Leonard Farmer Jr. was born on January 12, 1920 in Marshall, Texas, to James L. Farmer Sr. and Pearl Houston. His mother was a homemaker and former teacher, while his father was a professor at Wiley College, a historically black college, and a Methodist minister.
