James Leonard, Jr., and Lula Peterson Farmer Papers

The Farmer Papers documents the Farmers' professional and personal involvement in the U.S. civil rights movement and four organizations founded by James Farmer, including the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE). Also included are: materials relating to Farmer's unsuccessful campaign for Congress in 1968 and his tenure as assistant secretary of the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare (1969-1970); correspondence relating to lecture engagements; literary productions; and personal papers relating to the Farmer and Peterson families.

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