James L. Farmer: Civil Rights Activist

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James L. Farmer . (January 12 , 1920-July 9 , 1999) was a civil rights activist and a leader in the American civil rights movement “who pushed for nonviolent protest to dismantle segregation” , And he served alongside Martin Luther King Jr. (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 of America.

James L. Farmer was interested in Racial Equality , he was the co-founder the Committee Of Racial Equality in Chicago with George Houser and Bernice Fisher . It was later called the Congress Of Racial Equality (CORE), and was dedicated to ending racial segregation in the united states through nonviolence . Farmer served as the national

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