James L. Farmer, Jr.

African Americans' rights activist (1920-1999) · United States · Politicians · Died at 79

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James Leonard Farmer Jr. " In 1942 he was a co-founder of what became known as CORE, or the Congress of Racial Equality. He was the initiator and organizer of the first Freedom Ride in 1961, which eventually led to the desegregation of interstate transportation in the United States.

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Booking photo from 1961

Awards

Presidential Medal of Freedom1998

Lillian Smith Book Award1985

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Father: James Leonard Farmer Senior

In common with James

James LoewenBoth received Lillian Smith Book Award

Gloria NaylorBoth received Lillian Smith Book Award

John EhleBoth received Lillian Smith Book Award

Reynolds PriceBoth received Lillian Smith Book Award

Marian Wright EdelmanBoth received Lillian Smith Book Award

Ernest J. GainesBoth received Lillian Smith Book Award

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James Leonard Farmer Jr. was an American civil rights activist and leader in the Civil Rights Movement "who pushed for nonviolent protest to dismantle segregation, and served alongside Martin Luther King Jr." In 1942 he was a co-founder of what became known as CORE, or the Congress of Racial Equality. He was the initiator and organizer of the first Freedom Ride in 1961, which eventually led to the desegregation of interstate transportation in the United States.

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United States