Jim Letherer Explained

Jim Letherer
Birth Name:James M. Letherer
Birth Date:30 December 1933
Birth Place:Saginaw, Michigan
Death Place:Saginaw, Michigan
Nationality:American
Occupation:Settlement house worker
Known For:Active work in civil rights

James M. Letherer (December 30, 1933 – December 18, 2001), born and died in Saginaw, Michigan,[1] [2] better known as Jim Letherer, was an American civil rights activist.[3] [4] He walked on crutches the entire 54 miles of the 1965 Selma to Montgomery march for voting rights, and in 1966 walked with Martin Luther King Jr. in James Meredith's Mississippi March Against Fear.[3] [5] Letherer lost his right leg to cancer when he was ten years old.[6] [7] Letherer has received honors by the Selma to Montgomery Interpretive Center Museum in Alabama, which hosts a life-size statue of him.

He received mention and a verse in a book by Pete Seeger:

Letherer was involved with a march to aid cancer research in 1984,[8] [9] and in 1985 he joined the 20-year reunion of the Selma to Montgomery march participants in Selma, Alabama.[10]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: James M. Letherer. AncientFaces. https://web.archive.org/web/20150322195447/http://www.ancientfaces.com/person/james-m-letherer/51114494. 22 March 2015.
  2. Web site: Social Security Death Index (SSDI) Death Record. 2015-03-24.
  3. Web site: Letherer, Jim, 1933-2001. University System of Georgia Civil Rights Digital Library. 21 March 2015.
  4. Web site: Letter From Jim Letherer Regarding Proposed March. The King Center. 21 March 2015.
  5. Letter from Selma. Adler, Renata . 10 April 1965. The New Yorker. 21 March 2015.
  6. Web site: 20 Years Later, The Law Joins Marchers In Selma. Chicago Tribune. Hirsley. Michael. 4 March 1985. 21 March 2015.
  7. Book: Dierenfield. Bruce J.. The Civil Rights Movement. 2013. Routledge. 9781317863717. 194–195. Jim Letherer, a one-legged, husky white laborer from Saginaw, Michigan, trudged the entire way on crutches..
  8. News: Miracle Marathon: Raleigh Man Tries to Walk Cross Country for Cancer . Hembree, Linda . . 24 May 1984 . 2015-03-23.
  9. Web site: Jim Letherer chasing dream. The Times-News. 25 May 1984. Weeks. Todd. 21 March 2015.
  10. News: 20 Years Later, The Law Joins Marchers In Selma . 4 March 1985 . Hirsley, Michael . . 2015-03-23.

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