James Forman
Sign in to saveAlso known as James Rufus Firman, James R. Forman
American civil rights leader (1928–2005)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1928
- Died
- 2005
- Works
- 15
Top works
- Now
- Black liberation
- Manifesto to the white Christian churches and the Jewish synogogues [sic] in the United States of America and all other racist organizations
- High tide of black resistance and other political & literary writings
- Twenty Enemies
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Film & TV
Chicago, Illinois, USA
James Forman was a prominent African-American leader in the civil rights movement. He was active in the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, the Black Panther Party, and the League of Revolutionary Black Workers.
Known for
- Freedom Summer — Self - Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee2014
- Innocent Until Proven Guilty1999
- Black Panthers — Self1968
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 7
- Total plays
- 9
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- James
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Chicago
- Place of death
- Washington, D.C.
- Occupation
- essayist
- Educated at
- University of Southern California
- Employer
- American University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- atheism
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Conflict
- Korean War
- Military branch
- United States Air Force
- Image
- James Forman, c. 1969.jpg
Show 8 more facts
- date of birth
- 1928-10-04
- date of death
- 2005-01-10
- cause of death
- Colorectal cancer
- manner of death
- natural causes
- member of
- Black Panther Party
- Commons category
- James Forman
- ethnic group
- African Americans
- birth name
- James Rufus
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