At the young age of 3, James Farmer knew he wanted to change the world. James Farmer was raised during a time when the country was divided due to segregation. Farmer used Ghandi as a mentor to guide him in peaceful solutions for his protests against segregation. Farmer promoted peaceful protests, and encouraged those involved to stand up for equality of all. After becoming apart of many important organizations and doing peaceful speeches around the country. James and other got to gather and decided to drive to the south in a greyhound bus with colored and whites mixed together to protest. Making themselves known as the Freedom Riders. James and the freedom riders took a brave step by doing so, they were hated, beat and even put in jail for such acts. However James never lost sight of his purpose, he eventually lived to see segregation end and was even appointed by President Nixon. After a long life of fighting for justice farmer became a professor where students can hear first hands accounts of Farmer's own crusade for peace, justice, and human dignity. ( )

This book helps educators understand about the biography of James Leonard Farmer, Jr., is born on January 12 in Marshall, Texas. Farmer graduated from divinity school at Howard University. He and other people created the Committee of Racial Equality (CORE). Farmer became a national chairman. He organized the Freedom Rides in the South. Finally, Farmer worked as a professor of history at Mary Washington College in Virginia.