J. Charles Jones
American civil rights activist (1937–2019) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Joseph Charles Jones (August 23, 1937 – December 27, 2019) was an American civil rights leader, attorney, co-founder of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), and chairperson of the SNCC's direct action committee.[1]
J. Charles Jones | |
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Born | (1937-08-23)August 23, 1937 Chester, South Carolina, U.S. |
Died | December 27, 2019(2019-12-27) (aged 82) |
Occupation(s) | Civil rights activist and leader |
Organization | Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (co-founder) |
Movement | Civil Rights Movement |
Jones was born in Chester, South Carolina.[2] In 1961 Jones joined the Freedom Riders driving from Atlanta, Georgia, to Birmingham, Alabama; he was later arrested in Montgomery, Alabama. He led and participated in several sit-in movements during the 1960s. In 1966, Jones organized an activist organization called the Action Coordinating Committee to End Segregation in the Suburbs or ACCESS.[3]
He was a graduate of Howard University Law School (1966).[1] Jones passed the North Carolina State Bar in 1976.[1] He also served as the chairperson for the Biddleville/Smallwood/Five Points Neighborhood Association.[1][3]