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Farmer, James Leonard
Born: 1920 AD
Died: 1999 AD, at 79 years of age.
Nationality: Unknown
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Died: 1999 AD, at 79 years of age.
Nationality: Unknown
Categories: None
US black civil rights leader
main founder of Congress of Racial Equality 1942 (CORE)
national chairman of Congress of Racial Equality 1942-1944
national director of Congress of Racial Equality 1961-1966
assistant secretary of health, education, and welfare for administration 1969-1970
resigned membership in Congress of Racial Equality 1976
wrote memoir "Lay Bare the Heart" 1985
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