Bernard Lafayette | |
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 Lafayette in 2020 | |
| Born | July 29, 1940 Tampa, Florida, U.S. |
| Education | Highlander Folk School |
| Alma mater | American Baptist College Harvard Graduate School of Education. |
| Known for | Activism in the Civil Rights Movement |
| Parent(s) | Bernard Lafayette Sr. Verdell Lafayette |
Bernard Lafayette (or LaFayette) Jr. (born July 29, 1940) is an American civil rights activist and organizer, who was a leader in the Civil Rights Movement. He played a leading role in early organizing of the Selma Voting Rights Movement; was a member of the Nashville Student Movement; and worked closely throughout the 1960s movements with groups such as the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), and the American Friends Service Committee.[1]
- ^ Halberstam, David (1998). The Children. Random House. ISBN 978-0-679-41561-9.