Farmer,James Leonard

Farmer,James Leonard
Farmer, James Leonard. 1920-1999.
American civil rights leader who founded the Congress of Racial Equality (1942), served as its national director (1961-1966), and advocated nonviolent forms of protest.

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  • Farmer, James — ▪ American civil rights activist in full  James Leonard Farmer, Jr.  born January 12, 1920, Marshall, Texas, U.S. died July 9, 1999, Fredericksburg, Virginia  American civil rights activist who, as a leader of the Congress of Racial Equality… …   Universalium

  • James Leonard Farmer — noun United States civil rights leader who in 1942 founded the Congress of Racial Equality (born in 1920) • Syn: ↑Farmer • Instance Hypernyms: ↑civil rights leader, ↑civil rights worker, ↑civil rights activist …   Useful english dictionary

  • James L. Farmer, Jr. — James Leonard Farmer, Jr. (January 12, 1920 – July 9, 1999) was a Black civil rights activist who was one of the big 4 leaders of the American civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s (along with Roy Wilkins, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King… …   Wikipedia

  • James L. Farmer, Sr. — James Leonard Farmer (June 12, 1886 ndash; May 14, 1961) was an American author, theologian, educator, and the first African American Texan to earn a doctorate. Farmer served as a deacon in the Methodist Episcopal Church and as an administrator… …   Wikipedia

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  • Farmer — /fahr meuhr/, n. 1. Fannie (Merritt) /mer it/, 1857 1915, U.S. authority on cooking. 2. James (Leonard), born 1920, U.S. civil rights leader. * * * (as used in expressions) Farmer s Almanac Farmer Fannie Merritt Farmer Labor Party * * * …   Universalium

  • Farmer — I. biographical name Fannie Merritt 1857 1915 American cookery expert II. biographical name James Leonard 1920 1999 American civil rights leader …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Farmer — Far•mer [[t]ˈfɑr mər[/t]] n. 1) big Fannie (Merritt), 1857–1915, U.S. authority on cooking 2) big James (Leonard), 1920–99, U.S. civil rights leader …   From formal English to slang

  • Leonard J. Arrington — Leonard James Arrington (July 2 1917 ndash; February 11 1999) was an author, academic and the founder of the Mormon History Association. He is known as the Dean of Mormon History and the Father of Mormon History because of his many influential… …   Wikipedia

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