Farmer, James 1920-1999Overview
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Lay bare the heart : an autobiography of the civil rights movement
by James Farmer
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20 editions published between 1985 and 1998 in English and held by 2,329 libraries worldwide The soul survivor of the Big Four, and founder of CORE, James Farmer writes to set the record straight regarding the evolution of the civil rights movement and to document the conditions under which Black people lived prior to the movement.
Freedom, when
by James Farmer
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8 editions published between 1965 and 1968 in English and Swedish and held by 891 libraries worldwide Personal views on the Civil Rights struggle by a Negro leader formerly associated with the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
A. Philip Randolph for jobs & freedom
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4 editions published between 1995 and 1996 in English and held by 334 libraries worldwide Biography of the African American labor leader, journalist, and civil rights activist, A. Philip Randolph. Randolph won the first national labor agreement for a black union, The Sleeping Car porters. His threat of a protest march on Washington forced President Roosevelt to ban segregation in the federal government and defense industries at the onset of WWII and again he forced Truman to integrate the military. Finally with the 1963 March on Washington, Randolph succeeded in placing civil rights at the forefront of the nation's legislative agenda as he passed the torch to Martin Luther King, Jr. Includes music of the labor and civil rights movements.
Eyes on the prize America's civil rights years. Ain't scared of your jails 1960-1961
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3 editions published between 1986 and 1987 in English and held by 148 libraries worldwide Focuses on two major events involving students in the civil rights struggle - the lunch counter sit-ins in the south (particularly Nashville, Tennessee) and the Freedom Riders trip from Washington D.C. to Mississippi. Included in the program is the formation of the Student Nonviolent Coordination Committee and the importance it played in these events.
We shall overcome! Documentary of the March on Washington
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1 edition published in 1964 in English and held by 57 libraries worldwide
Counterinsurgency : principles and practices in Viet-Nam
by James Farmer
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1 edition published in 1964 in English and held by 42 libraries worldwide
Louisiana story, 1963
by James Farmer
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1 edition published in 1963 in English and held by 13 libraries worldwide
The Freedom Ride
by James Farmer
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3 editions published between 1960 and 1986 in English and held by 11 libraries worldwide James Farmer, then national director of CORE, talks about the development of CORE and about the impact of the Freedom Rides in forcing desegregation of the transportation systems in the South.
Si tu es noir : la vie d'un homme dans le mouvement antiraciste américain
by James Farmer
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3 editions published in 1986 in French and held by 10 libraries worldwide
The Crisis of racism
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2 editions published in 1962 in English and held by 10 libraries worldwide C.O.R.E. director James Farmer, Black Muslim minister Malcolm X and journalist William Worthy debate subjects ranging from non-violent responses to race oppression to violent alternatives.
We shall overcome the march on Washington, August 28, 1963
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1 edition published in 1963 in English and held by 8 libraries worldwide
Face the nation James Farmer, 7/26/64
by James Farmer
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1 edition published in 1976 in English and held by 8 libraries worldwide Farmer is interviewed by Charles Kuralt, Woody Klein, and Paul Niven on CBS's Face the nation. He discusses the urban riots and the activities of CORE, of which he is national director, in alleviating some of the woes suffered by urban blacks. Some discussion centers around the coming Presidential election; Farmer doubts that any blacks will support Goldwater, who has just been nominated by the Republicans.
Freedom, when? With an introd. by Jacob Cohen
by James Farmer
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3 editions published between 1965 and 1966 in English and held by 5 libraries worldwide
I shall die, but that is all I shall do for death
by Martin Luther King
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1 edition published in 1967 in English and held by 5 libraries worldwide
James Farmer and CORE the former national director discusses civil disobedience
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1 edition published in 1969 in English and held by 5 libraries worldwide
Affirmative action : problems and prospects
by James Farmer
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1 edition published in 1986 in English and held by 4 libraries worldwide
The Freedom Ride
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1 edition published in 1977 in English and held by 4 libraries worldwide
Bayard Rustin sings a program of spirituals with scripture reading by James Farmer
by Bayard Rustin
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in English and held by 3 libraries worldwide
James Farmer - Shirley Chisholm debate. Oct., 1968? Part III] (Audiotape)
by Shirley Chisholm
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24 editions published in 1968 in English and held by 1 library worldwide more
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Africa African American civil rights workers African American college students--Political activity African Americans African Americans--Civil rights African American soldiers African Americans--Segregation African Americans--Social conditions Biographical films Biographical television programs Biography Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters Chisholm, Shirley,--1924-2005 Civil rights Civil rights demonstrations Civil rights movements Civil rights workers Congress of Racial Equality Counterinsurgency Discrimination in public accommodations Documentary television programs Documentary television programs Farmer, James,--1920-1999 Guerrillas Historical television programs History Juvenile works Labor unions Labor unions, Black March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (Washington, D.C. : 1963) Military assistance, American Music National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Nonfiction television programs Protest songs Race discrimination Race relations Racism Randolph, A. Philip--1889-1979 Relations (Canon law) Relations with African Americans Roosevelt, Franklin D.--1882-1945 Segregation in transportation Southern States Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.) Truman, Harry S.,--1884-1972 United States Video recordings--for the hearing impaired Vietnam Washington (D.C.)
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