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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...

  2. Apr 30, 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. Apr 3, 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. Apr 29, 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.

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  8. Jan 24, 2024 · The Good Fight illuminates the life of James Farmer, one of the fearless leaders of the Civil Rights movement. Farmer risked his life for racial equality & fought to abolish segregation by ...

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