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James Farmer co-founded the Congress of Racial Equality in 1942. The organization aimed at "erasing the color line through methods of direct nonviolent action." CORE followed the approach used by Gandhi in India’s fight for independence.
Jan 9, 2016 · James Farmer, A Pioneer In Civil Rights Movement. James Leonard Farmer Jr. was a civil rights activist and leader in the American Civil Rights Movement. He pushed for nonviolent protest...
Jul 9, 1999 · January 12, 1920 to July 9, 1999. As co-founder of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), James Farmer was one of the major leaders of the African American freedom struggle. In a 1997 interview, Farmer said: “I don’t see any future for the nation without integration.
Feb 21, 2007 · James Farmer was born in Marshall, Texas on January 12, 1920, the grandson of a slave, and son of a minister and college professor, who was believed to be the first black man from Texas to obtain a doctorate. Farmer obtained advanced degrees from Wiley College and Howard University.
Jul 10, 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...
Apr 29, 2011 · The late James Farmer Jr. was one of the architects of the civil rights movement in America. In 1942, Farmer co-led what he believed was the first coed civil rights sit-in in American...
Nov 8, 2023 · James Farmer (pictured on the right) was born in Marshall, Texas, on January 12, 1920, to Pearl Marion Houston and James Leonard Farmer Sr. [1] [2] [3] His mother, Pearl, was a teacher. His father, James, was the son of an enslaved person, and he became a college professor of theology.
