Edgar Daniel Nixon (July 12, 1899 – February 25, 1987), known as E. D. Nixon, was an American civil rights leader and union organizer in Alabama who played a crucial role in organizing the landmark Montgomery bus boycott there in 1955.

2014年4月3日 · E.D. Nixon was a Pullman porter and civil rights leader who worked with Rosa Parks and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to initiate the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

Edward Calvert Nixon (May 3, 1930 – February 27, 2019) was an American entrepreneur and naval aviator. He was the youngest brother of U.S. President Richard Nixon. Born in Whittier, California, Edward was the youngest child of Francis and Hannah Nixon.

2011年5月31日 · Edgar Daniel Nixon, an African American civil rights leader and union organizer, is remembered primarily for helping lead the Montgomery Bus Boycott in Alabama from 1955 to 1956. E.D. Nixon was born to Wesley M. Nixon, a Baptist minister, and Sue Ann Chappell Nixon, a maid-cook, in Lowndes County, Alabama on July 12, 1899.

2024年3月1日 · E. D. Nixon, 1984 E. D. Nixon (1899-1987) was a long-time leader of the civil rights movement in Alabama. He worked tirelessly to increase the number of registered black voters in Montgomery and was one of the key organizers of the Montgomery Improvement Association and the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

July 12, 1899 to February 25, 1987. Union leader and civil rights advocate E. D. Nixon helped launch the Montgomery bus boycott, the event that propelled Martin Luther King, Jr., into the national spotlight.

Nixon, Edgar Daniel. July 12, 1899 February 25, 1987. The civil rights leader Edgar Daniel Nixon was born in Robinson Springs, near Montgomery, Alabama, the son of Wesley and Susan (Chappell) Nixon. Wesley Nixon was a tenant farmer and, …

"Union leader and civil rights advocate E. D. Nixon was a prominent figure in the Montgomery bus boycott, the event that launched Martin Luther King, Jr. into the national spotlight.

Edgar Daniel Nixon (July 12, 1899-February 25, 1987), Civil Rights Activist, Pullman Car Porter, Union Organizer. He was born to Wesley N. Nixon and Sue Ann Chapel Nixon. He was married to Alease Curry Nixon and had one son. After she died he married Artlett Campbell Nixon.

He was a Black civil rights leader and union organizer. From Lowndes County, Alabama, Edgar Daniel Nixon was the son of Wesley M. Nixon and Sue Ann Chappell Nixon. His adolescent years were spent in Montgomery. Nixon's mother died when he was a boy, and he and his seven siblings lived with several family members as youths.