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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...
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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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.
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.
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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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, challenges, and achievements of the civil rights movement in the 1960s.
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Jul 10, 1999 · James Farmer, a principal founder of the Congress of Racial Equality and the last survivor of the ''Big Four'' who shaped the civil-rights struggle in the United...
