News

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 ...
Ferguson and Julius Chambers represented the Swann family in a landmark lawsuit against the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School ...
Civil rights attorney James Ferguson II passed away at 82, leaving a lasting impact on Charlotte and civil rights law.
ASHEVILLE - Trailblazing civil rights attorney and Asheville native James "Fergie" Ferguson died the morning of July 21, his ...
CHARLOTTE — Vicki Foster passed away on July 25, surrounded by her family and friends. Foster served as the highest-ranking ...
James Ferguson II co-founded North Carolina’s first interracial law firm, was instrumental in the landmark Swann v. Charlotte ...
A Charlotte Fire Department employee is fighting her dismissal for posting a racially-charged comment on Facebook about the Ferguson police shooting. The city's NPR affiliate said in a report ...
Funeral Services will be held Monday, Oct. 29, 2001 at 10 AM at Osceola Memory Gardens Funeral Home with Rev. Peter Zieg of Trinity Lutheran Church officiating. Interment will follow in Osceola Mem… ...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Charlotte community is remembering civil rights attorney James Ferguson, II. Ferguson passed away Monday at 82-years-old after a battle with COVID and other illnesses.