James Forman (1928 - 2005)

Born 4 Oct 1928 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Died 10 Jan 2005 at age 76 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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Biography

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James Forman was a prominent African-American leader in the civil rights movement. He was active in the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), the Black Panther Party, and the League of Revolutionary Black Workers. Forman played a significant role in the freedom rides, the Albany movement, the Birmingham campaign, and the Selma to Montgomery marches.^[1]

James Forman was the son of Jackson Forman and Octavia Allen. He was born in Chicago on 4 October 1928.^[2]His parents separated soon after his birth and James was sent to live on his grandmother 'Mama Jane"'s farm in Mississippi.^[3]

He later returned to Chicago to live with his mother and stepfather. He went by his stepfather's family name, Rufus.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "James Forman," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=James_Forman&oldid=961667301 (accessed July 24, 2020).
2. ↑ "Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKDC-8PQW : 18 May 2016), James Forman, 04 Oct 1928; Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, reference/certificate 45462, Cook County Clerk, Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm .
3. ↑ Census. James is incorrectly entered as "James Henderson"; Henderson was the name of his mother's first husband. "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XM1R-F52 : accessed 24 July 2020), James Henderson in household of Jane Allen, Beat 2, Marshall, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 6, sheet 16A, line 31, family 324, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1158; FHL microfilm 2,340,893.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWYM-TJS : 27 May 2020), James Rufus in household of John Rufus, Ward 5, Chicago, Chicago City, Cook, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 103-324, sheet 10B, line 51, family 18, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 931.

• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VSCH-64W : 22 July 2020), James Forman, 10 Jan 2005; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

• Ancestry.com. Cook County, Illinois Birth Index, 1916-1935 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008. (https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=1499&h=2004502&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=2238)

• Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data:View Sources. James Forman Rufus, Serial #W 429 # 13215 (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2238/images/44008_14_00245-02147?treeid=&personid=&hintid=&queryId=8e3a068787b72f8c55edbb26887b69ef&usePUB=true&_phsrc=rSV3487&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&_ga=2.85306398.680856831.1604870272-1856939174.1604870272&pId=40467133)

See also:

• Find A Grave: Memorial #10307831, database and images (accessed 10 November 2020), memorial page for James Forman (4 Oct 1928–10 Jan 2005), ; Maintained by R Wheaton (contributor 46537246) Unknown. [No burial place indicated]