Selma Voting Rights Organizer Bernard LaFayette Jr. Dies at 85

Selma voting rights organizer Bernard LaFayette Jr. dies at 85

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Bernard LaFayette Jr., who did the risky groundwork for the voter registration campaign in Selma, Alabama, that culminated in the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, died at age 85.

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Here. May he rest in peace. The many dangers LaFayette faced included an assassination attempt on the same night Medgar Evers was murdered in Mississippi, in what the FBI said was a conspiracy to kill civil rights workers. LaFayette… Continue reading The post “Bernard LaFayette, Selma voting rights organizer, dies at 85” appeared first on Election Law Blog.

National Civil Rights Museum mourns the passing of Rev. Dr. Bernard Lafayette, Jr. – The Tennessee Tribune

Memphis, TN — The National Civil Rights Museum mourns the passing of Rev. Dr. Bernard Lafayette, Jr., one of the most influential strategists and organizers of the modern Civil Rights Movement and a lifelong advocate for nonviolence, justice, and democratic participation. His life’s work helped shape some of the most pivotal campaigns of the 20th century and inspired generations committed to building the Beloved Community envisioned by Martin Lu…

Dr. Bernard Lafayette, presente!

Civil rights legend Rev. Dr. Bernard Lafayette, who had been mentored in the foundations of nonviolence by Jim Lawson, died on Thursday, March 5 at the age of 85, two weeks after Rev. Jesse Jackson. In the early 1960s, Dr. Lafayette had been a student at American Baptist Seminary in Nashville when he met Lawson…