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10 de jul. de 1999 · James Farmer, a principal founder of Congress of Racial Equality and the last survivor of the 'Big Four' who shaped civil-rights struggle in US in mid-1950's and 60's, dies at age 79; photos (L)
9 de jul. de 2015 · James Farmer [1] 1920-1999 Civil ... Since that time Farmer has lectured, taught, and worked in various capacities on minority, labor, and senior citizens issues, though never assuming as prominent a role as he had in the 1960s. ... His father was James Leonard Farmer Sr., the son of a slave, ...
James Leonard Farmer Senior: Educación; Educado en: Wiley College; Marshall High School; Información profesional; ... Lillian Smith Book Award (1985) James Leonard Farmer Jr. (Marshall, 12 de enero de 1920 - Fredericksburg, 9 de julio de 1999) fue un activista estadounidense. Carrera.
James Leonard Farmer Jr. was born in Marshall, TX in 1920. His father, James Farmer Sr., was a Methodist minster and one of the first African American men in the state to earn a PhD. The family moved to Mississippi and back to Texas during Farmer's childhood as his father took teaching positions at various colleges.
20 de sept. de 2023 · James Leonard Farmer Senior; Award received: Lillian Smith Book Award (1985) Presidential Medal of Freedom; ... Media in category "James L. Farmer, Jr." The following 24 files are in this category, out of 24 total. 2012-366-74 Farmer (6986516967).jpg 3,264 × 2,448; 3.59 MB.
22 de dic. de 2021 · Early Years Farmer was born on January 12, 1920, in Marshall, Texas, and was the son of James Leonard Farmer, a Methodist minister and professor at Wiley College there, and Pearl Marion Houston Farmer, who had taught school before marrying. His father’s career required the family to move frequently, and he grew up in Holly Springs, Mississippi; Read more about: James Farmer (1920–1999)
James Leonard Farmer, Jr. (January 12, 1920 – July 9, 1999) was a civil rights activist and leader in the American Civil Rights Movement "who pushed for nonviolent protest to dismantle segregation, and served alongside Martin Luther King Jr." He was the initiator and organizer of the 1961 Freedom Ride, which eventually led to the ...
