James Farmer Jr.

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkbp:advocated_for Desegregation
Nonviolent protest
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Student_Nonviolent_Coordinating_Committee
gptkbp:awarded_for gptkb:Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom
gptkbp:born January 12, 1920
gptkbp:born_in gptkb:Marshall,_Texas
gptkbp:children gptkb:James_Farmer_III
gptkbp:contributed_to gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
gptkbp:died July 9, 1999
gptkbp:education gptkb:Wiley_College
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Congress_of_Racial_Equality
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label James Farmer Jr.
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkbp:is_active_in gptkb:1960s_Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkbp:is_recognized_by gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Letters
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:Freedom_Rides
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:participated_in gptkb:March_on_Washington
gptkbp:received gptkb:NAACP_Spingarn_Medal
gptkbp:served_as National Director of CORE
gptkbp:spouse Evelyn Farmer
gptkbp:was_a gptkb:activists
gptkb:Author
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkb:intellectuals
gptkb:Public_speaker
gptkb:cultural_icon
gptkb:Advocate_for_Justice
gptkb:Cultural_Commentary
gptkb:social_justice
gptkb:Professor
gptkb:historians
Community Organizer
Voice for the Voiceless
Advocate for Racial Equality
Activist for Peace
Mentor to Young Activists
Advocate for Civil Liberties
Civil Rights Pioneer
Champion of Civil Rights
Defender of Democracy
Influential Figure in American History
Leader in Civil Rights
Leader in the Fight for Justice
Pioneer in Nonviolent Protest
Proponent of Social Change
gptkbp:was_educated_at gptkb:Howard_University
gptkb:University_of_Texas_at_Austin
gptkbp:was_part_of gptkb:Southern_Christian_Leadership_Conference
gptkbp:works_with gptkb:Rosa_Parks
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:Lay_Bare_the_Heart
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Great_Debaters
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4