James L. Farmer, Sr.

James L. Farmer, Sr.

James Leonard Farmer (June 12, 1886 – May 14, 1961) was an American author, theologian, educator, and the first African-American Texan to earn a doctorate. Farmer served as a deacon in the Methodist Episcopal Church and as an administrator at several historically black colleges and universities in the U.S. South, most notably Howard University, Rust College and Wiley College.

Farmer was born on June 12, 1886 in North Carolina. After graduating from the Cookman Institute in Jacksonville, Florida he came to Massachusetts on foot to attend college. In 1918 he earned his Ph.D. from Boston University becoming one of only twenty five African-Americans who held Ph.D.s at the time.

Farmer could read English, Aramaic, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, and Latin.

Farmer Sr. was also the father of James L. Farmer, Jr., a notable leader in his own right in the 1950s and 1960s American Civil Rights movement.

Farmer Sr. was portrayed by Forest Whitaker in the 2007 movie "The Great Debaters".

He was also a member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity.

External links

* [http://www.cets.sfasu.edu/Harrison/Farmer/farmhome.htm James L. Farmer page] at the Center for East Texas Studies


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • James L. Farmer, Jr. — James Leonard Farmer, Jr. (January 12, 1920 – July 9, 1999) was a Black civil rights activist who was one of the big 4 leaders of the American civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s (along with Roy Wilkins, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King… …   Wikipedia

  • James N. Farmer — (born 1976, Birmingham, UK) is founder and CEO of Edublogs.org [cite web |url=http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,18928141 12332,00.html |title=Hobby blog now a learning aid |accessdate=2007 11 19 |author=Bernard Lane |date=26… …   Wikipedia

  • James L. Farmer — James Leonard Farmer is the name of:*James L. Farmer, Sr., first African American Texan to earn a doctorate *James L. Farmer, Jr., one of the Big Three leaders of the U.S. Civil Rights Movement …   Wikipedia

  • James Leonard Farmer — noun United States civil rights leader who in 1942 founded the Congress of Racial Equality (born in 1920) • Syn: ↑Farmer • Instance Hypernyms: ↑civil rights leader, ↑civil rights worker, ↑civil rights activist …   Useful english dictionary

  • James Farmer — may refer to:*James L. Farmer, Sr., first African American Texan to earn a doctorate *James L. Farmer, Jr., one of the leaders of the U.S. Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 1960s, son of the above *Jim Farmer, American basketball player …   Wikipedia

  • Farmer Burns (baseball) — James Joseph Farmer Burns (born June 2, 1876), was a major league baseball player who pitched for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1901. He had previously attended Washington and Jefferson College, where he was a strong starting pitcher in 1898 for… …   Wikipedia

  • Farmer (name) — People who have the surname Farmer: *Art Farmer (1928–1999), American jazz trumpeter and flugelhorn player *Beverley Farmer (born 1941), Australian writer *Bill Farmer (born 1949), American voice actor and comedian *Charles “Red” Farmer (fl. 20th …   Wikipedia

  • Farmer, James — ▪ American civil rights activist in full  James Leonard Farmer, Jr.  born January 12, 1920, Marshall, Texas, U.S. died July 9, 1999, Fredericksburg, Virginia  American civil rights activist who, as a leader of the Congress of Racial Equality… …   Universalium

  • James II of England — James II redirects here. For other uses, see James II (disambiguation). James II VII[1] King of England, Scotland a …   Wikipedia

  • James Ensor — James Sidney Edouard, Baron Ensor (April 13, 1860 November 19 1949) was a Belgian painter and printmaker, an important influence on expressionism and surrealism who lived in Ostend for almost his entire life. He was associated with the artistic… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”