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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 ...
5 de jul. 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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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.
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, the national director of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), who used nonviolent direct action to challenge segregation. See his letters to President Kennedy about the Freedom Rides and other civil rights campaigns.
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.
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 legacy.
