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James Ferguson II, a Charlotte civil rights lawyer whose landmark cases desegregated schools nationwide died July 21, 2025 at ...
North Carolinians on Monday mourned the death of civil rights attorney James Ferguson, whose work helped desegregate schools ...
James E. "Fergie" Ferguson II, a notable North Carolina civil rights attorney and activist, died Monday at the age of 82.
ASHEVILLE - Trailblazing civil rights attorney and Asheville native James "Fergie" Ferguson died the morning of July 21, his ...
A man in Yancey County, North Carolina, has been arrested for allegedly killing his father, according to deputies.Early ...
C HARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - The Charlotte community was this week mourning the loss of James E. “Fergie” Ferguson II -- a civil ...
A local civil rights attorney, James Ferguson II, has passed away. He was 82. His long legal career paved the way for others ...
Civil rights attorney James Ferguson II, an HBCU alumnus, known for defending the Wilmington 10 and championing civil rights, has died at 82.
Ferguson and Julius Chambers represented the Swann family in a landmark lawsuit against the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School ...
Congresswoman Alma Adams honors the life and legacy of James Ferguson II, a civil rights giant, legal visionary, and HBCU graduate who co-founded North Carolina’s first interracial law firm and ...
The Asheville native played a key role in a landmark Supreme Court ruling in 1970 that required school districts to use ...