James Bevel, American minister and activist (born 1936)

James Bevel

1960s civil rights movement strategist (1936–2008)

James Luther Bevel was an American minister and a leader and major strategist of the 1960s Civil Rights Movement. As a member of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), and then as its director of direct action and nonviolent education, Bevel initiated, strategized,…