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The University of Mary Washington sought to honor Dr. Farmer's legacy in 2020 by focusing on his achievements and holding campus wide events. This website was created in preparation for the historic year. 2020 was chosen because it was the 10th…

This is an informational page about Dr. James Farmer in relation to naming the James Farmer Multicultural Center after him. It includes a list of notable dates surrounding Dr. Farmer's life. This website also links to three other websites that honor…

Published by Dr. Jess Rigelhaupt's Fall 2009 Oral History and James Farmer class (HIST 471C8), this student project conducted oral histories with many faculty at UMW who knew Dr. Farmer. Some of the interviews are no longer accessible due to…

This project focuses on collecting sources that are about or include Dr. Farmer. There are images and videos of Dr. Farmer, and important quotations from him as well. Some of the content on this website includes videos of the reveal of Dr. Farmer's…

In 1987, PBS station WNVT-TV and Mary Washington College partnered to film the James Farmer Reflections series, thirteen of Dr. Farmer’s lectures given when he was Professor of History. These lectures are compiled online by the Special Collections…

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…

While confined here in the Birmingham city jail, I came across your recent statement calling my present activities "unwise and untimely." ... Several months ago the affiliate here in Birmingham asked us to be on call to engage in a nonviolent…

In this oral history interview, Mary Hellen Dellinger speaks about her time in Dr. Farmer's Civil Rights class and his educational legacy at the University.

This is the official alumni magazine of Mary Washington College. In the edition, Dr. Farmer is featured in the "On Campus" section under "Events on Campus."

This is the official alumni magazine of Mary Washington College. In the edition, there is an article entitled "Three Distinguished Civil Rights Speakers Joined James Farmer at MWC to Tell of Their Roles in The Historic Struggle for Racial Equality."