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James Farmer (left) signing the Chapter's register as an honorary member with Dr. Robert (Bob) Rycroft (right)at Mary Washington's Phi Beta Kappa, Kappa of Virginia Chapter Induction Ceremony.

Dean Phil Hall and President William Anderson with Professor of History and American studies, James Farmer, at Commencement 1997.

James Farmer, the National Director if Core answers the hard questions facing the civil rights movement.

Texas native James Farmer is one of the “Big Four” of the turbulent 1960s civil rights movement, along with Martin Luther King Jr., Roy Wilkins, and Whitney Young. Farmer might be called the forgotten man of the movement, overshadowed by Martin…

A distinguished psychiatrist from Martinique who took part in the Algerian Nationalist Movement, Frantz Fanon was one of the most important theorists of revolutionary struggle, colonialism, and racial difference in history.

A classic work of American literature by W. E. B. Du Bois. It is a seminal work in the history of sociology, and a cornerstone of African-American literary history. To develop this groundbreaking work, Du Bois drew from his own experiences as an…

This document was created during Dr. Farmer’s time at Mary Washington College by Dr. Porter Blakemore. It was created to prevent students from taking advantage of Dr. Farmer’s disability and ensure that students were treating him with the respect…

This document was attached to Dr. Farmer's syllabus and is the suggested bibliography of sources for his students to reference during the semester.

This is a copy of the syllabus that would have been given to students during the Fall Semester of 1994 for Dr. Farmer's Introduction to the Civil Rights Movement, HIST 200.

This document shows the courses that Dr. Farmer taught in 1993 and the number of students enrolled in his class. Additionally, this document talks about his office hours and the number of term papers that Dr. Farmer had to grade. This document also…