J. Charles Jones

J. Charles Jones
Born(1937-08-23)August 23, 1937
Chester, South Carolina, U.S.
DiedDecember 27, 2019(2019-12-27) (aged 82)
Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Occupation(s)Civil rights activist and leader
OrganizationStudent Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (co-founder)
MovementCivil Rights Movement

Joseph Charles Jones (August 23, 1937 – December 27, 2019) was an American civil rights leader, attorney, co-founder of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), and chairperson of the SNCC's direct action committee.[1]

Jones was born in Chester, South Carolina.[2] In 1961 Jones joined the Freedom Riders driving from Atlanta, Georgia, to Birmingham, Alabama; he was later arrested in Montgomery, Alabama. He led and participated in several sit-in movements during the 1960s. In 1966, Jones organized an activist organization called the Action Coordinating Committee to End Segregation in the Suburbs or ACCESS.[3]

He was a graduate of Howard University Law School (1966).[1] Jones passed the North Carolina State Bar in 1976.[1] He also served as the chairperson for the Biddleville/Smallwood/Five Points Neighborhood Association.[1][3]

  1. ^ a b c d The Digital Library of Georgia (2013). "Jones, Charles, 1937-". crdl.usg.edu. Archived from the original on February 20, 2018. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  2. ^ "Charles Jones oral history interview 1, 2005 May 18". UNC Charlotte. J. Murrey Atkins Library. Archived from the original on February 20, 2018. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  3. ^ a b Moore, David Aaron (January 22, 2011). "Stumbling Across a Hero". Charlotte Magazine. Archived from the original on February 24, 2018. Retrieved February 19, 2018.