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James Luther Bevel (October 19, 1936 – December 19, 2008) was an American minister and leader of the 1960s Civil Rights Movement in the United States.
May 3, 2024 · James Luther Bevel was an American minister and political activist who played a pivotal role in the civil rights movement in the early 1960s. Although Bevel initially intended to pursue a recording career, he felt called to Christian ministry.
Dec 19, 2008 · Credited by Martin Luther King with initiating the Children’s Crusade during the Birmingham Campaign of 1963, James Bevel emerged as a civil rights leader from the ranks of the Nashville, Tennessee, student movement.
Jan 14, 2003 · Civil rights activist Reverend James Luther Bevel was born in Itta Bena, Mississippi, on October 19, 1936. After a stint in the services, Bevel was called to the ministry and enrolled in the American Baptist Theological Seminary in Nashville, Tennessee.
James Bevel (far left) outside the Tabernacle Baptist Church in Selma, Alabama, Birmingham News, crmvet.org. While studying at the American Baptist Theological Seminary, James Bevel became one of the leaders of the Nashville Student Movement.
Dec 23, 2008 · The Rev. James L. Bevel, an adviser to the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. whose influence spurred a pivotal event of the civil rights movement, the “children’s crusade” in Birmingham, Ala.,...
Mar 31, 2011 · James Bevel was one of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s most trusted advisors during the American Civil Rights campaigns of the mid-20th century. Bevel was born on October 19, 1936 in Itta Bena, Mississippi.
Oct 14, 2020 · James Bevel, a member of SCLC, came up with an idea to include school-age children in protests to help desegregate Birmingham.
James Luther Bevel (October 19, 1936 – December 19, 2008) was an American minister and leader of the 1960s Civil Rights Movement in the United States.
Mar 31, 2008 · James Bevel and James Orange spent April 4, 1968 at Clayburn Temple Church organizing young people. The duo wanted to be sure that young people knew how they could be most...
