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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. As a member of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), and then as its Director of Direct Action and Nonviolent Education, Bevel initiated, strategized, and developed SCLC's three ...
James Luther Bevel (born Oct. 19, 1936, Itta Bena, Miss., U.S.—died Dec. 19, 2008, Springfield, Va.) 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.
19 de dic. de 2008 · James Bevel was a civil rights leader who worked with Martin Luther King, Jr. in the Birmingham, Selma, and Memphis campaigns. He was a minister, a ministerial student, and a pastor who led the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in Mississippi. He died in 2008 from pancreatic cancer.
14 de ene. de 2003 · Learn about the life and activism of Reverend James Bevel, a civil rights leader who worked with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the SCLC to desegregate the South and the nation. Find out how he organized sit-ins, marches, and clinics, and what he did after the movement.
31 de mar. de 2011 · James Bevel was a trusted advisor of Martin Luther King, Jr. and a leader in the civil rights movement. He was convicted of incest in 2007 and died of pancreatic cancer in 2008. Learn about his life, activism, and legacy from this comprehensive biography by BlackPast.org.
23 de dic. de 2008 · By Bruce Weber. 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...
21 de dic. de 2008 · Madrid - 21 dic 2008 - 19:25CET. James Bevel, pastor baptista que luchó por los derechos humanos junto a Martin Luther King en los 60 y cuya historia se ha visto empañada por una condena por...
