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James Ferguson II, a Charlotte civil rights lawyer whose landmark cases desegregated schools nationwide died July 21, 2025 at ...
Charlotte historians say impacts of the 1971 Supreme Court case Swann v Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education are still ...
Charlotte leaders on Monday mourned the death of civil rights attorney James Ferguson, whose work helped desegregate schools ...
James Ferguson II, a prominent civil rights lawyer from Charlotte known for his role in desegregating schools nationwide, has ...
A local civil rights attorney, James Ferguson II, has passed away. He was 82. His long legal career paved the way for others ...
ASHEVILLE - Trailblazing civil rights attorney and Asheville native James "Fergie" Ferguson died the morning of July 21, his ...
Ferguson and Julius Chambers represented the Swann family in a landmark lawsuit against the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School ...
Ferguson, an Asheville native who was born in the Jim Crow South in 1942, co-founded North Carolina’s first interracial law ...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Charlotte community is remembering civil rights attorney James Ferguson, II. Ferguson passed away ...
Civil rights attorney James Ferguson II passed away at 82, leaving a lasting impact on Charlotte and civil rights law.