Born and raised in Marshall, James L. Farmer Jr was a pioneering civil rights leader. As an alumnus of Wiley College and one of its famed “Great Debaters,” Farmer carried his skills into a lifetime of advocacy. After co-founding the Congress of Racial Equality, he helped lead the 1961 Freedom Rides and worked alongside figures like Martin Luther King Jr., securing his place among the “Big Six” civil rights leaders. Later in life, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his enduring
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Born and raised in Marshall, James L. Farmer Jr was a pioneering civil rights leader. As an alumnus of Wiley College and one of its famed “Great Debaters,” Farmer carried his skills into a lifetime of advocacy. After co-founding the Congress of Racial Equality, he helped lead the 1961 Freedom Rides and worked alongside figures like Martin Luther King Jr., securing his place among the “Big Six” civil rights leaders. Later in life, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his enduring
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We wrap up our celebration of #BlackHistoryMonth with the undertold story of James L. Farmer, Jr, civil rights leader and co-founder of CORE - Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) and the Freedom Rides. Farmer graduated at age 14 from Pemberton High in Marshall and, with a four-year scholarship, entered Wiley College that same year. There, under the guidance of Melvin B. Tolson, he became a member of the 1935 debate team that defeated the national champions from the University of Southern Californ
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We wrap up our celebration of #BlackHistoryMonth with the undertold story of James L. Farmer, Jr, civil rights leader and co-founder of CORE - Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) and the Freedom Rides. Farmer graduated at age 14 from Pemberton High in Marshall and, with a four-year scholarship, entered Wiley College that same year. There, under the guidance of Melvin B. Tolson, he became a member of the 1935 debate team that defeated the national champions from the University of Southern Californ
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Army veteran James Farmer Jr., 62, was beaten to death after intervening in an attack on two teenagers in Denver. | Anderson Cooper 360
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Army veteran James Farmer Jr., 62, was beaten to death after intervening in an attack on two teenagers in Denver. | Anderson Cooper 360
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A Moment in Black History featuring American civil rights activist James L. Farmer, Jr.#blackexcellence #blackhistorymonth #blackhistory | KUVO JAZZ
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Winter weather seems to be the forecast all around! I hope everyone is able to stay warm and cozy and safe! I think a big pot of soup and some time in the kitchen is at hand… After 10 years at Farmdale, I needed to update a few things - and I write about it Home Again… signed copies always at my website and shop @shopaplacetocallhome … life has a current, and I love how it can shape us and create opportunity for direction and steadiness. Sometimes the current is a navigation of rapids, and somet
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RIGHTEOUS. LEADER DEEP WITH IN. (EBX DISCUSSION).SALUTE!
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