J. Charles Jones
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 |
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.
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.