1936 - 2008
James Bevel American Activist
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James Bevel was in a relationship with Diane Nash.
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American Activist James Bevel was born James Luther Bevel on 19th October, 1936 in Itta Bena, Mississippi and passed away on 19th Dec 2008 Springfield, Virginia, USA aged 72. He is most remembered for Eyes on the Prize. His zodiac sign is Libra.
James Bevel is a member of the following lists: 1936 births, Deaths from pancreatic cancer and 2008 deaths.
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Details
| First Name |
James
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| Last Name |
Bevel
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| Full Name at Birth |
James Luther Bevel
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| Birthday |
19th October, 1936
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| Birthplace |
Itta Bena, Mississippi
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| Died |
19th December, 2008
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| Place of Death |
Springfield, Virginia, USA
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| Build |
Average
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| Eye Color |
Black
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| Hair Color |
Salt and Pepper
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| Zodiac Sign |
Libra
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Religion |
Christian
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| Ethnicity |
Multiracial
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation Text |
Civil Rights Leader, Preacher
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| Occupation |
Activist
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| Claim to Fame |
Eyes on the Prize
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| Friend |
Martin Luther King
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James Luther Bevel (October 19, 1936 – December 19, 2008) was an American minister and a leader and major strategist of the 1960s Civil Rights Movement. As a member of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), and then as its director of direct action and nonviolent education, Bevel initiated, strategized, and developed SCLC's three major successes of the era: the 1963 Birmingham Children's Crusade, the 1965 Selma voting rights movement, and the 1966 Chicago open housing movement. He suggested that SCLC call for and join a March on Washington in 1963 and strategized the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches which contributed to Congressional passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act.
