Jim Farmer's Role In Freedom Riders

Jim Farmer, a Ph.D. with a passionate freedom soul in a body, who had helped found CORE in the forties but soon left, uncomfortable with its pacifist orthodoxies. Farmer recognized what had essentially been true since the Civil War: The south would not voluntarily grant civil rights to its second-class, black citizens. Change had to be forced on the region by the United States government. Farmer’s avowed aim was to inflame the racists of the South to create a crisis so that the federal government would be compelled to enforce the law. The outcome of Farmer’s leadership is constructive. It had obvious consequences for the team of Freedom Riders , it also had a significant impact on entire States outside the team. Follower perceptions were thrilled
After a night of soul-searching, some of the Nashville students wrote out their wills. Nash called Martin Luther King’s lieutenant and to say “Violence can’t stop the rides or we are lost. I’m ready to send the students down.” The talent of leadership she had was surprised. She was quiet but strong according to Seigenthaler in the movie. The leadership outcomes were influenced the team and outside the organization. Follower perceptions were thinking she was a logical one to continue the ride successfully. Diane Nash was definitely successful leader due to her courage, and she was an excellent decision maker to lead everyone in the team to be a
President Kenndy had been reluctant to face with civil rights legislation before Freedom Ride crisis, however there were million of African Americans in states can’t wait to get their own rights. As a president, Kenndy got away from agenda, he believed things would be better after civil crisis. Kenndy displayed his leadership behaviors by spreading freedom to all over the world. President Kenndy sent thousand U.S. troops to Alabama, by his action, he showed the responsibility and speeding up of forming a comprehensive civil rights bill. The leadership outcomes were constructive, and impacting the whole United States and influencing to outside the country as well. Followers perceived a moral problem of racism problem for Americans for White. In my opinion, I think Kenndy was a good leader by the way he chose to face the serious major racism in the U.S. He was brave to fight with other negative opinions for African Americans. It was a historical step that pushes United States into a completed freedom country by giving freedom civil