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   Apr 3, 2014 · E.D. Nixon was a Pullman porter and civil rights leader who worked with Rosa Parks and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to initiate the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Updated: Jul 7, 2020 (1899-1987)

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   Edgar Daniel Nixon (July 12, 1899 – February 25, 1987), known as E. D. Nixon, was an American civil rights leader and union organizer in Alabama who played a crucial role in organizing the landmark Montgomery bus boycott there in 1955. The boycott highlighted the issues of segregation in the South, was upheld for more than a year by black ...

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   May 31, 2011 · E.D. Nixon (1899-1987) Edgar Daniel Nixon, an African American civil rights leader and union organizer, is remembered primarily for helping lead the Montgomery Bus Boycott in Alabama from 1955 to 1956.

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   Mar 1, 2024 · E. D. Nixon, 1984 E. D. Nixon (1899-1987) was a long-time leader of the civil rights movement in Alabama. He worked tirelessly to increase the number of registered black voters in Montgomery and was one of the key organizers of the Montgomery Improvement Association and the Montgomery Bus Boycott .

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   Nixon, Edgar Daniel. July 12, 1899 to February 25, 1987. Union leader and civil rights advocate E. D. Nixon helped launch the Montgomery bus boycott, the event that propelled Martin Luther King, Jr., into the national spotlight. Described by King as “one of the chief voices of the Negro community in the area of civil rights,” and “a ...

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8. www.loc.gov › activist-e-d-nixonActivist E. D. Nixon | Early Life and Activism | Explore ...

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   Activist E. D. Nixon. E. D. Nixon (1899–1987) was born in Lowndes County, Alabama, the son of Wesley Nixon, a Baptist preacher, and Sue Chapell Nixon, a maid. He had little formal education. He worked as a Pullman porter from 1923 to 1964 and was mentored by union leader A. Philip Randolph.

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   Nixon, Edgar Daniel. Authoritative Name: Nixon, Edgar Daniel. Biography: "Union leader and civil rights advocate E. D. Nixon was a prominent figure in the Montgomery bus boycott, the event that launched Martin Luther King, Jr. into the national spotlight.

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    Who was E D Nixon?

    • E. D. Nixon (1899–1987) was born in Lowndes County, Alabama, the son of Wesley Nixon, a Baptist preacher, and Sue Chapell Nixon, a maid. He had little formal education. He worked as a Pullman porter from 1923 to 1964 and was mentored by union leader A. Philip Randolph.

    Activist E. D. Nixon | Early Life and Activism | Explore | Rosa Parks

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    Who was Edgar Daniel Nixon?

    • Edgar Daniel Nixon, an African American civil rights leader and union organizer, is remembered primarily for helping lead the Montgomery Bus Boycott in Alabama from 1955 to 1956. E.D. Nixon was born to Wesley M. Nixon, a Baptist minister, and Sue Ann Chappell Nixon, a maid-cook, in Lowndes County, Alabama on July 12, 1899.

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    How old was E D Nixon when he died?

    • In 1983, E. D. Nixon was awarded the Walter White Award from the National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People. In 1986, his house was placed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage. E. D. Nixon died on February 25, 1987, at the age of eighty seven.

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    What did Richard Nixon do in Alabama?

    • During the 1940s he organized the Alabama Voters League and served as president of the NAACP Montgomery branch and its state conference. In 1954 Nixon became the first black man to run for public office in Montgomery since Reconstruction. The following year he helped lead the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

    Activist E. D. Nixon | Early Life and Activism | Explore | Rosa Parks

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