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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. " [1] He was the initiator and organizer of the first Freedom Ride in 1961, which eventually led to the d...
30 de abr. de 2024 · James Farmer was a civil rights leader whose nonviolent activism in staging freedom rides and sit-ins was instrumental to the passage of the Civil Rights and Voting Rights acts.
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17 de fev. de 2024 · James Farmer (nasceu em 12 de janeiro de 1920, em Marshall, Texas – faleceu em 9 de julho de 1999, em Fredericksburg, Virgínia), foi um dos principais fundadores do Congresso da Igualdade Racial e o último sobrevivente dos “Quatro Grandes” que moldaram a luta pelos direitos civis nos Estados Unidos em meados dos anos 1950 e 1960.
3 de abr. de 2014 · James Farmer was a star college debater before going on to lead the Congress for Racial Equality, which would become one of the most prominent organizations of the Civil Rights era.
Learn about James Farmer, one of the major leaders of the African American freedom struggle and a co-founder of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE). He pioneered nonviolent direct action strategies and faced violent resistance and imprisonment for his activism.
Learn about James Farmer, who co-founded the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) in 1942 and led nonviolent campaigns to challenge segregation. See his correspondence with President Kennedy about the Freedom Rides and other civil rights issues.
James Farmer (1920-1999) was one of the great leaders of the African American Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s. He co-founded the Congress of Racial Equality – CORE which became one of the leading civil rights organizations.
