Bernard Lafayette

The Reverend
Bernard Lafayette
Lafayette in 2020
Born(1940-07-29)July 29, 1940
Tampa, Florida, U.S.
DiedMarch 5, 2026(2026-03-05) (aged 85)
Opelika, Alabama, U.S.
EducationHighlander Folk School
Alma materAmerican Baptist College
Harvard Graduate School of Education
Known forActivism in the Civil Rights Movement

Bernard Lafayette (or LaFayette) Jr. (/læfiˈɛt/; July 29, 1940 – March 5, 2026) was an American civil rights activist, organizer and Baptist minister, who was a leader in the Civil Rights Movement. He played a leading role in early organizing of the Selma Voting Rights Movement. He was also a member of the Nashville Student Movement and worked closely throughout the 1960s movements with groups such as the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), and the American Friends Service Committee.

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