He organized the Congress for Racial Equality
because he helped fuel the civil rights movement
The issue was states rights versus federal rights. The surface issue was slavery.
To give publicity to the struggle for civil rights.
To pressure the government to support civil rights
Susan B Anthony, Feb. 15, 1820-mar 13, 1906...................civil rights leader and pioneer for womens rights................
Civil rights leader who founded the Congress of Racial Equality
James L. Farmer was the initiator and organizer of the 1961 Freedom Ride. He was a civil rights activist.
James Leonard Farmer, Jr. (January 12, 1920 - July 9, 1999) was a civil rights activist and leader in the American Civil Rights Movement. He was the initiator and organizer of the 1961 Freedom Ride, which eventually led to the desegregation of inter-state transportation in the United States.
He was a civil rights activist who founded the Congress of Racial Equality.
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. James Farmer became the organization’s first national director in 1953, a position he held until 1966. CORE took part in a number of important civil rights efforts.
James Farmer has written: 'Freedom, when?' -- subject(s): African Americans, Civil rights, Congress of Racial Equality, Relations 'Broken Wings Hollywood's Air Crashes'
was integrating Ole' Miss by attending
James Farmer (1920-1999) was an early and influential leader in the Civil Rights Movement. He was born on January 12, 1920 and died at the age of 79. He would have been 97 years old in 2017.
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."
That is true. George Houser also helped in founding CORE.
James Farmer was the Director of the "Congress of Racial Equality" organization. He was a journalist and civil rights advocate and was jailed for these activities. You can read his "Message from James Farmer About March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom written Wednesday, August 28, 1963.
James Buchanan