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Edgar Daniel Nixon (* 12. Juli 1899; † 25. Februar 1987) war ein führender Mitstreiter der amerikanischen Bürgerrechtsbewegung. Er war lokaler Präsident der NAACP (Nationalen Vereinigung für den Fortschritt der Schwarzen).
Edgar Daniel Nixon (July 12, 1899 – February 25, 1987), known as E. D. Nixon, was an American civil rights leader and union organizer in Alabama who played a crucial role in organizing the landmark Montgomery bus boycott there in 1955.
Nixon, Edgar Daniel. July 12, 1899 to February 25, 1987. Union leader and civil rights advocate E. D. Nixon helped launch the Montgomery bus boycott, the event that propelled Martin Luther King, Jr., into the national spotlight.
3. Apr. 2014 · E.D. Nixon was a Pullman porter and a civil rights leader who helped organize the Montgomery Bus Boycott with Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr. Learn about his life, achievements, challenges and legacy in this biography.
31. Mai 2011 · Edgar Daniel Nixon, an African American civil rights leader and union organizer, is remembered primarily for helping lead the Montgomery Bus Boycott in Alabama from 1955 to 1956.
1. März 2024 · Edgar Nixon (1899-1987) was a long-time activist for black voting rights and employment opportunities in Alabama. He helped bail Rosa Parks out of jail after her arrest for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated bus, and he co-founded the Montgomery Improvement Association and the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Edgar Daniel Nixon was a civil rights leader and a key figure in the Montgomery bus boycott of 1955. He was a Pullman porter, a union organizer, a NAACP leader, and a rival of Martin Luther King Jr.
