Audio – The James Farmer Lectures Podcast
1) Lecture 1 (Audio)
In this lecture, James Farmer discusses the causes of the American Civil Right Rights Movement. He credits the Movement’s creation and spread to the importance of television, World War II, Brown vs. T...Show More
2) Lecture 2 (Audio)
In this lecture, James Farmer explains the beginning of the nonviolence movement to end segregation in the United States. He explains his study of Thoreau, but more importantly Gandhi and Shridharani,...Show More
3) Lecture 3 (Audio)
In this lecture, James Farmer explains the creation of the Freedom Rides, which strove to enforce the Supreme Court cases, Irene Morgan v. Commonwealth of Virginia (1946) and Boynton v. Virginia (1960...Show More
4) Lecture 4 (Audio)
In this lecture, James Farmer reflects on the beginning of the Freedom Ride journey from D.C. to Montgomery. He tells stories of no reaction to the rides in states, like Virginia and North Carolina, a...Show More
5) Lecture 5 (Audio)
In this lecture, James Farmer discusses the life and legacy of Malcolm X. Farmer explains the Nation of Islam, which Malcolm X supported, and how it differed from the non-violent Civil Rights Movement...Show More
6) Lecture 6 (Audio)
In this lecture, James Farmer continues his discussion of Malcolm X. He tells the story of the American Nazi Party’s alliance with the Nation of Islam. In addition the American Nazi party asked Malcol...Show More
7) Lecture 7 (Audio)
In this lecture, James Farmer explains the origins of the March on Washington, and how A. Philip Randolph directed the March. At the time of the March, Farmer was arrested due to his involvement in th...Show More
8) Lecture 8 (Audio)
In this lecture, James Farmer continues the story of the march in Plaquemine, LA and his escape from a lynch mob. He explains how he barely escaped from the mob in a funeral hearse. He returned to Pla...Show More
9) Lecture 9 (Audio)
In this lecture, James Farmer discusses the summer of 1964, or Freedom Summer, and the push for voter education and voter registration in Mississippi. In addition, he explains the rise of the Civil Ri...Show More
10) Lecture 10 (Audio)
In this lecture, James Farmer discusses the summer of 1964, Freedom Summer, when many excited, college student volunteers went down to Mississippi to help push voter registration and voter education. ...Show More