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Nov 3, 2016 · In the 1950s an 1960s, Martin Luther King, John Lewis, James Framer, and Malcom X, fought for the civil rights of African Americans and other minority groups. Mostly in a pacific way –except Malcolm X- these activist were an important part of the protest of those years in support for the rights of the less favored people.
George Mills Houser (June 2, 1916 – August 19, 2015) was an American Methodist minister, civil rights activist, and activist for the independence of African nations. He served on the staff of the Fellowship of Reconciliation (1940s–1950s). [1] With James Farmer and Bernice Fisher, he co-founded the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) in 1942 ...
James Forman (October 4, 1928 – January 10, 2005) was a prominent African-American leader in the civil rights movement. He was active in the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), the Black Panther Party , and the League of Revolutionary Black Workers .
Jul 10, 1999 · James S. Farmer, the last surviving member of the so-called Big Four civil rights giants of the 1950s and 1960s, died Friday in Virginia after years of illness. He was 79.
Oct 27, 2009 · The Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), founded in 1942, became one of the leading activist organizations in the early years of the American civil rights movement. In the early 1960s, CORE ...
Rev. Ralph Abernathy was a key figure in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s and beyond. As the young pastor of First Baptist Church in Montgomery, Al, he and Martin Luther King, Jr. were among ...
James Farmer, African American educator, administrator, activist was born on this date in 1920. He was also the founder of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE). He was raised in an environment that valued education and religious faith. James Farmer was an outstanding student. After skipping several grades in elementary school, he entered Wiley College in Marshall, TX, at the age of 14 ...
