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Also Known As James Leonard Farmer, Jr.
Born January 12, 1920 • Marshall • Texas
Died July 9, 1999 (aged 79) • Fredericksburg • Virginia
Founder Congress of Racial Equality
Awards And Honors Presidential Medal of Freedom (1998)
Role In American civil rights movement • Freedom Rides

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