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A few years later, Farmer married Lula A. Peterson. She had been diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease , so the two were told not to have children because at that time pregnancy was thought to exacerbate cancer.
Dec 22, 2021 · On April 19, 1946, Farmer married Dolores Winifred Inez Christie, but they divorced in November 1947 after she had a miscarriage and he an affair. In May 1949 he married actress Lula A. Peterson, a white woman who was a member of CORE.
James Leonard Farmer, Jr., and Lula Peterson Farmer papers. Date (s) (Inclusive): 1908. 1921-1999. Abstract: The Farmer Collection documents the Farmers' professional and personal involvement in the U.S. civil rights movement and four organizations founded by James Farmer, including the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE).
His second marriage was in 1949 to Lula A. Peterson who, after being diagnosed with Hodgkins disease, was told not to have children as at that time doctors thought pregnancy would aggravate cancer.
Apr 3, 2014 · Farmer was in a first marriage with Winnie Christie from 1945 to '46, and in 1949 married Lula A. Petersen, with whom he had two children. Founds CORE. Committed to racial harmony, Farmer, his...
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Civil rights leader, author, labor organizer, and teacher. James Leonard, Jr., and Lula Peterson Farmer Papers, 1908-, Barker Texas History Center, University of Texas at Austin. Inventory box level control.
