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Bernard Lafayette (or LaFayette), Jr. (born July 29, 1940) is an American civil rights activist and organizer, who was a leader in the Civil Rights Movement.
Bernard Lafayette was a key figure in the civil rights movement, participating in the Nashville sit-ins, the Freedom Rides, and the Poor People's Campaign. He was a close associate of Martin Luther King and became the program director of SCLC in 1967.
Bernard LaFayette Oral History Project, Mss. Gr. 123, University of Rhode Island Special Collections. In 1963, Bernard Lafayette and his new wife, Colia Liddell, went to Selma where he became the official director of SNCC’s Alabama Voter Registration Project.
A group of Freedom Riders, including Bernard Lafayette (far right) stand in front of a bus in Birmingham, Alabama on May 19, 1961. Lafayette dropped out of school in order to set an example that student demonstrators would push on despite threats of jail and violence.
Jul 29, 2020 · Civil rights leader and scholar Bernard Lafayette shares his memories of his friend and colleague John Lewis, who led the first Freedom Rides in 1961 to challenge segregation on buses. He also discusses the strategy, violence and impact of the Freedom Rides and the sit-ins in Nashville.
Sep 29, 2015 · Learn about the life and legacy of Bernard Lafayette, who participated in the Nashville sit-ins, the Freedom Rides and the Selma to Montgomery march. Read his interview on the challenges and achievements of the civil rights movement and his memoir In Peace and Freedom.
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Oct 5, 2012 · Today, Dr. Bernard Lafayette Jr. is a distinguished senior scholar in residence at the Candler School of Theology at Emory University in Atlanta. He is renowned as a highly knowledgeable expert on developing strategies for social change and nonviolent direct action.
