Forman, James, 1928-2005

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Author, journalist, and civil rights leader.

From the description of James Forman papers, 1848-2005 (bulk 1961-2001). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 498421203

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1928, Oct. 4 Born, Chicago, Ill. 1947 1951 Served, United States Air Force 1950 Married Mary Sears (divorced 1956) 1957 B.A., Roosevelt University, Chicago, Ill. 1958 Attended African Research and Studies Program, Boston University, Boston, Mass. 1958 1959 Journalist, Chicago Defender, covering events in Little Rock, Ark. 1959 Married Mildred Thompson (divorced 1965) 1959 1960 Attended Chicago Teachers College, Chicago, Ill. 1959 1961 Public school teacher, Chicago, Ill. 1960 Worked with the Emergency Relief Committee of the Congress for Racial Equality, in Fayette County, Tenn. Wrote press releases for the Chicago Defender about his work with the Relief Committee 1961 1966 Executive secretary, Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee 1966 1969 Director, International Affairs Commission of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, New York, N.Y. 1968 Minister of foreign affairs, Black Panther Party Published Liberation Viendra d'une Chose Noir. Paris: F. Maspero Published Sammy Younge, Jr.: The First Black College Student to Die in the Black Liberation Movement. New York: Grove Press 1969 Gave speech about the “Black Manifesto,” Riverside Church, New York, N.Y. 1969 1970 Field director, Black Economic Development Conference 1970 Published Political Thought of James Forman. Detroit: Black Star Publishing Co. 1972 Published Law and Order. New York: T. Nelson Published Making of Black Revolutionaries: A Personal Account. New York: Macmillan 1974 Founder and publisher, Black America News Service 1974 2004 President, Unemployment and Poverty Action Committee 1980 M.A., African American Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y. 1981 Founder, Washington Times Published Self-Determination and the African-American People. Seattle: Open Hand Publishing 1982 Ph.D., Union of Experimental Colleges and Universities with the Institute for Policy Studies, Cincinnati, Ohio 1983 President, Unemployed Poverty Action Council, Legal Defense, Education, and Research Fund, Inc. Candidate, school board position from Ward 1, District of Columbia 1984 1986 Adams-Morgan Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, District of Columbia 1987 Ran unsuccessfully for Democratic Party shadow senator, District of Columbia 1990 Recipient, Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom Award of the National Conference of Black America Ran unsuccessfully for Democratic Party shadow senator, District of Columbia 1994 Published High Tide of Black Resistance and Other Political and Literary Writings. Seattle: Open Hand Publishing Ran unsuccessfully for Democratic Party shadow senator, District of Columbia 2005, Jan. 10 Died, Washington, D.C. From the guide to the James Forman Papers, 1848-2005, (bulk 1961-2001), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, Washington, D.C., 1963


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