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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." He was the initiator and organizer of the first Freedom Ride in 1961, which eventually led ...
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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3 de abr. de 2014 · James Farmer was a civil rights leader who founded the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) and organized the Freedom Rides of 1961. He was influenced by Gandhi's nonviolent strategies and faced violence and imprisonment for his activism.
29 de abr. de 2011 · The late James Farmer Jr. was one of the leaders of the civil rights movement and an organizer of the 1961 Freedom Ride, which challenged segregation across the American South.
Listen to an interview with James Farmer, Jr., the founder and leader of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), a nonviolent direct action group. He discusses the goals, methods, and challenges of the civil rights movement in 1964.
21 de fev. de 2007 · Learn about James Farmer, Jr., a civil rights activist and co-founder of CORE, who used non-violent tactics to challenge racial segregation. Find out his biography, achievements, books, and death date.
9 de jul. de 1999 · James Farmer was a prominent activist in the African American freedom struggle and a pioneer of nonviolent direct action. He co-founded the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) in 1942 and led the Freedom Rides in 1961, despite facing violence and imprisonment.
