James Ferguson II, a Charlotte civil rights lawyer whose landmark cases desegregated schools nationwide died July 21, 2025 at ...

“There was an uproar from those who were opposed to the desegregation of the school, violent uproars. Students were armed, ...

Charlotte leaders on Monday mourned the death of civil rights attorney James Ferguson, whose work helped desegregate schools ...

ASHEVILLE - Trailblazing civil rights attorney and Asheville native James "Fergie" Ferguson died the morning of July 21, his ...

Charlotte historians say impacts of the 1971 Supreme Court case Swann v Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education are still ...

James Ferguson II, a prominent civil rights lawyer from Charlotte known for his role in desegregating schools nationwide, has ...

Ferguson and Julius Chambers represented the Swann family in a landmark lawsuit against the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School ...

Here's a timeline of Ferguson's activism, drawn from Charlotte Observer archives, his biography on the Ferguson, Chambers & ...

Civil rights attorney James Ferguson II passed away at 82, leaving a lasting impact on Charlotte and civil rights law.

C HARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - The Charlotte community is mourning the loss of an icon, James E. “Fergie” Ferguson II. He was 82 ...

A local civil rights attorney, James Ferguson II, has passed away. He was 82. His long legal career paved the way for others ...

Ferguson, an Asheville native who was born in the Jim Crow South in 1942, co-founded North Carolina’s first interracial law ...