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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...
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30 de abr. de 2024 · James Farmer (born January 12, 1920, Marshall, Texas, U.S.—died July 9, 1999, Fredericksburg, Virginia) was an American civil rights activist who, as a leader of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), helped shape the civil rights movement through his nonviolent activism and organizing of sit-ins and Freedom Rides, which broadened ...
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3 de abr. de 2014 · Best Known For: Civil rights leader James Farmer headed the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) and organized the historic Freedom Rides of 1961. Industries; Civil Rights
9 de jul. de 1999 · Farmer, James. January 12, 1920 to July 9, 1999. As co-founder of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), James Farmer was one of the major leaders of the African American freedom struggle. In a 1997 interview, Farmer said: “I don’t see any future for the nation without integration. Our lives are intertwined, our work is ...
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.
23 de jun. de 2022 · James Farmer conceptualized and developed a nonviolent direct-action philosophy that could be applied in the United States. He drew inspiration from Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Mahatma Gandhi) and the Indian Independence Movement. As a Pacificist and a Norman Thomas socialist, Farmer would reimagine
20 de jul. de 2020 · About Dr. James Farmer. James Farmer was born in 1920 in Marshall, Texas, into a family of educators. As a boy, he “swelled with rebellion” when he personally witnessed the injustices of Jim Crow, igniting his lifelong civil rights activism. In 1942, 22-year-old Farmer co-founded the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), which ...
