Forman, James, 1928-2005

Authoritative Name:
Forman, James, 1928-2005
Biography:
James Forman (October 4, 1928 - January 10, 2005) was an American civil rights leader. After he finished high school, he served in the Air Force in Okinawa during the Korean War. He then studied at Roosevelt University, and graduated in 1957. He was executive secretary of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee from 1961 to 1965, helping to make the institution politically important at the height of the civil rights movement. James Forman died on January 10, 2005 of colon cancer, aged 76, a Washington, D.C. hospice.
Associated Subjects:
Forman, James, 1928-2005
Forman, James, 1928-2005--Correspondence
Forman, James, 1928-2005--Imprisonment
Archival Collections And Reference Resources:

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Civil rights marchers on South Jackson Street beside St. Margaret's Hospital in Montgomery, Alabama, headed to the Montgomery County courthouse.

Creator:
Martin, Spider
Date of Original:
1965-03-17
Collection:
Alabama Media Group Collection
Contributing Institution:
Alabama. Department of Archives and History

Civil rights marchers on the south side of the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, on Turnaround Tuesday.

Creator:
Martin, Spider
Date of Original:
1965-03-09
Collection:
Alabama Media Group Collection
Contributing Institution:
Alabama. Department of Archives and History

Civil rights marchers on the south side of the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, on Turnaround Tuesday.

Creator:
Martin, Spider
Date of Original:
1965-03-09
Collection:
Alabama Media Group Collection
Contributing Institution:
Alabama. Department of Archives and History

Civil rights marchers walking toward the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, on Turnaround Tuesday.

Creator:
Martin, Spider
Date of Original:
1965-03-09
Collection:
Alabama Media Group Collection
Contributing Institution:
Alabama. Department of Archives and History

Entertainers performing in front of the Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama, at the conclusion of the Selma to Montgomery March in Montgomery, Alabama.

Creator:
Martin, Spider
Date of Original:
1965-03-25
Collection:
Alabama Media Group Collection
Contributing Institution:
Alabama. Department of Archives and History

Entertainers performing in front of the Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama, at the conclusion of the Selma to Montgomery March in Montgomery, Alabama.

Creator:
Martin, Spider
Date of Original:
1965-03-25
Collection:
Alabama Media Group Collection
Contributing Institution:
Alabama. Department of Archives and History
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Interview with Anne Braden, November 10, 1994

Creator:
Braden, Anne, 1924-2006
Date of Original:
1994-11-10
Collection:
Anne Braden Oral History Project
Contributing Institution:
University of Kentucky

Interview with Constance Curry, August 8, 1997

Creator:
Curry, Constance, 1933-
Date of Original:
1997-08-08
Collection:
Anne Braden Oral History Project
Contributing Institution:
University of Kentucky

Interview with Julian Bond, September 14, 1997

Creator:
Bond, Julian, 1940-
Date of Original:
1997-09-14
Collection:
Anne Braden Oral History Project
Contributing Institution:
University of Kentucky

Interview with Robert Zellner, November 3, 1990

Creator:
Zellner, Bob
Date of Original:
1990-11-03
Collection:
Anne Braden Oral History Project
Contributing Institution:
University of Kentucky

Interview with William Allison, June 23, 1991

Creator:
Allison, William H., Jr.
Date of Original:
1990-06-23
Collection:
Anne Braden Oral History Project
Contributing Institution:
University of Kentucky

Allen--Freedom School mimeo materials 1963-64 (Pamela P. Allen papers, 1967-1974; Archives Main Stacks, M85-013, Folder 1)

Creator:
Allen, Pamela, P., 1943-
Date of Original:
1967/1974
Collection:
Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society

Baker--Ella Baker papers, 1959-1965; Archives Main Stacks, SC 628

Creator:
Baker, Ella, 1903-1986
Date of Original:
1960/1966
Collection:
Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society

Beech-- Council of Federated Organizations, 1964-1966 (Robert Beech Papers, 1963-1972; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 945, Box 4, Folder 5)

Creator:
Beech, Robert, 1935-2008
Date of Original:
1963/1965
Collection:
Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society

Beech--Incoming correspondence, January-August, 1964 (Robert Beech papers, 1963-1972; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 945, Box 2, Folder 2)

Creator:
Beech, Robert, 1935-2008
Date of Original:
1964
Collection:
Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society

Belfrage--Diary and notes, 1964, June-August (Sally Belfrage papers, 1962-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 599, Reel 1, Segment 4)

Creator:
Belfrage, Sally, 1936-
Date of Original:
1964
Collection:
Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society

Belfrage--Miscellaneous COFO and SNCC material, 1963-1964, n.d. (Sally Belfrage papers, 1962-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 599, Reel 1, Segment 6)

Creator:
Belfrage, Sally, 1936-
Date of Original:
1963/1964
Collection:
Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society
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James Bevel on Auburn Avenue during the funeral procession for Martin Luther King, Jr.

Creator:
Peppler, Jim
Date of Original:
1968-04-09
Collection:
Jim Peppler Southern Courier Photograph Collection
Contributing Institution:
Alabama. Department of Archives and History

James Bevel on Auburn Avenue during the funeral procession for Martin Luther King, Jr.

Creator:
Peppler, Jim
Date of Original:
1968-04-09
Collection:
Jim Peppler Southern Courier Photograph Collection
Contributing Institution:
Alabama. Department of Archives and History

James Forman of SNCC in Martin Luther King, Jr.'s funeral procession on Auburn Avenue.

Creator:
Peppler, Jim
Date of Original:
1968-04-09
Collection:
Jim Peppler Southern Courier Photograph Collection
Contributing Institution:
Alabama. Department of Archives and History

James Forman of SNCC in Martin Luther King, Jr.'s funeral procession on Auburn Avenue.

Creator:
Peppler, Jim
Date of Original:
1968-04-09
Collection:
Jim Peppler Southern Courier Photograph Collection
Contributing Institution:
Alabama. Department of Archives and History

James Forman speaking during a meeting in the Tuskegee Institute gymnasium, which was held to discuss student demonstrations protesting the murder of Samuel L. Younge.

Creator:
Peppler, Jim
Date of Original:
1966-01
Collection:
Jim Peppler Southern Courier Photograph Collection
Contributing Institution:
Alabama. Department of Archives and History

James Forman speaking during a meeting in the Tuskegee Institute gymnasium, which was held to discuss student demonstrations protesting the murder of Samuel L. Younge.

Creator:
Peppler, Jim
Date of Original:
1966-01
Collection:
Jim Peppler Southern Courier Photograph Collection
Contributing Institution:
Alabama. Department of Archives and History
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Southern school news

Creator:
Southern Education Reporting Service
Date of Original:
1965-06-01
Collection:
Southern school news
Contributing Institution:
University of Georgia. Libraries

Letter: Atlanta, Georgia, to Benjamin E. Smith, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1961 November 20

Creator:
Forman, James, 1928-2005
Date of Original:
1961-11-20
Collection:
Sovereignty Commission Online
Contributing Institution:
Mississippi. Department of Archives and History

Letter: Atlanta, Georgia, to James A. Dombrowski, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1962 February 28

Creator:
Forman, James, 1928-2005
Date of Original:
1962-02-28
Collection:
Sovereignty Commission Online
Contributing Institution:
Mississippi. Department of Archives and History

Letter: Atlanta, Georgia, to Mrs. Edgar B. Stern, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1962 June 21

Creator:
Branton, Wiley Austin, 1923-
Date of Original:
1962-06-21
Collection:
Sovereignty Commission Online
Contributing Institution:
Mississippi. Department of Archives and History

Letter: to Howard Melish, Atlanta, Georgia, 1962 April 9

Creator:
Braden, Carl, 1914-1975
Date of Original:
1962-04-09
Collection:
Sovereignty Commission Online
Contributing Institution:
Mississippi. Department of Archives and History

Letter: to Jim Dombrowski, 1963 July 19

Creator:
Braden, Anne, 1924-2006
Date of Original:
1963-07-19
Collection:
Sovereignty Commission Online
Contributing Institution:
Mississippi. Department of Archives and History

Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission photograph of a page of typewritten notes taken during an executive committee meeting of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, Atlanta, Georgia, 1960s

Creator:
Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission
Date of Original:
1960/1969
Collection:
Sovereignty Commission Online
Contributing Institution:
Mississippi. Department of Archives and History

Series of WSB-TV newsfilm clips of members of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) discussing the "Black Power" philosophy, Atlanta, Georgia, 1966 May 23

Creator:
WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
Date of Original:
1966-05-23
Collection:
WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
Contributing Institution:
Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

WSB-TV newsfilm clip of African American students protest segregation outside of an anniversary open house at Leb's Restaurant in Atlanta, Georgia, 1962 July 18

Creator:
WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
Date of Original:
1962-07-18
Collection:
WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
Contributing Institution:
Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

WSB-TV newsfilm clip of Laurie Pritchett, Albany police chief, speaking to reporters about the arrest of freedom riders in Albany, Georgia, 1961 December 10

Creator:
WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
Date of Original:
1961-12-10
Collection:
WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
Contributing Institution:
Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

WSB-TV newsfilm clip of a press conference with Bob Moses and James Forman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee about the upcoming Mississippi Freedom Summer, 1964

Creator:
WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
Date of Original:
1964
Collection:
WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
Contributing Institution:
Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

WSB-TV newsfilm clip of mayor Ivan Allen holding a meeting with Atlanta civic leaders about recent desegregation demonstrations, and Fulton county solicitor William T. Boyd pledging to prosecute demonstrators who break the law, Atlanta, Georgia 1964 January 27 and 1964 January 29

Creator:
WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
Date of Original:
1964-01-27
Collection:
WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
Contributing Institution:
Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection
Educator Resources:

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Veterans of Hope Project

Date of Original:
1990/9999
Collection:
Veterans of Hope Project
Contributing Institution:
Veterans of Hope Project