J. Charles Jones
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.
J. Charles Jones | |
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| Born | August 23, 1937 Chester, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | December 27, 2019 (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. 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.
He was a graduate of Howard University Law School (1966). Jones passed the North Carolina State Bar in 1976. He also served as the chairperson for the Biddleville/Smallwood/Five Points Neighborhood Association.