Age, Biography and Wiki
Birth Day | July 17, 1939 |
Birth Place | Missouri |
Age | 81 YEARS OLD |
Died On | Nov 23, 2012 (age 73) |
Birth Sign | Cancer |
Net worth: $4.8 billion (2024)
About
Director of Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party in 1964 who organized the poor and disenfranchised of his district into a political force.
Before Fame
He was on the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee in 1962, and two years later organized Freedom Summer Project, bringing in blacks by bus and registering them to vote.
Trivia
Despite police beatings at the infamous Parchman Farm jail in Mississippi, he continued to advocate on behalf of Mississippi blacks.
Family Life
He was born in Pass Christian, Mississippi, not far from the flashpoints of the Civil Rights Movements.
Associated With
In his later years he was a frequent guest on Fox News, sparring with Bill O'Reilly and Sean Hannity on the legacy of the Civil Rights Movement.