Bernard Lafayette (Civil Rights Leader ) was born in Florida, United States on a Monday, July 29, 1940 🎈. Bernard Lafayette is 83 years old. He is a Leo ♌ and was born in the Year of the Dragon 🐉.
Activist during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960’s who played a leading role in the early organizing of the Selma, Alabama, voting rights campaign as a part of the SNCC in 1962.
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| FULL NAME: | Bernard Lafayette Jr. |
| BIRTH DATE: | July 29, 1940 |
| BIRTHPLACE: | Florida, United States |
| AGE: | 83 years old |
| NATIONALITY: | American |
| ETHNICITY: | Black |
| ZODIAC: | Leo |
| CHINESE ZODIAC: | Dragon |
About
Bernard Lafayette is a Civil Rights Leader. Bernard was born in the 1940s, in the middle of the Silent Generation generation. Silent Generation are individuals born between 1925 and 1945. This generation is known for Jazz, Martin Luther King, Jr., Frank Sinatra, Malcolm X, Gone With The Wind, Mickey Mouse, Andy Warhol, Clint Eastwood, Bob Dylan. The Silent Generation has experienced critical historical events, including the Korean War, The Cold War, the McCarthy Hearings, and the Space Race.
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He learned about Gandhi’s nonviolent philosophy during his early career from seminars taught by James Lawson.
DID YOU KNOW He participated in the Freedom Riders campaign and the Poor Peoples Campaign and worked towards gaining voting rights.
FACT He worked for the same cause as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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Birthday
Currently, Bernard Lafayette is 83 years old. His next birthday is away. Bernard will celebrate his 84th birthday on a Monday, July 29th. He shares a birthday with everyone who was born on July 29, 1940. Below is the countdown to his next birthday.
Zodiac
Bernard Lafayette’s zodiac sign is Leo. People born between the dates of July 23rd and August 22nd belong to the fifth sign in the zodiac, Leo. Leos are known for being generous, self-confident, and determined. Libra is the most compatible sign for Leos.
Famous Leos celebrities are Madonna, Barack Obama, Kobe Bryant, Kylie Jenner, Coco Chanel, Lil Yachty, Mila Kunis, Daniel Radcliffe, Chris Hemsworth, and Jennifer Lawrence. Leo ruling planet is Sun. Astrologically, Sun represents hope, life, and the force that drives you to seek the highest expression of yourself.
Bernard Lafayette was born in the Year of the Dragon. The dragon represents good luck, strength, and health in Chinese culture. People born in the Year of the Dragon are courageous, intelligent, natural born leaders, charismatic, and lucky. They can also sometimes be impetuous, inflexible, and brash.
This year is the Year of the Dragon.
DID YOU KNOW United States life expectancy is about 78.5 years.
Bernard Lafayette is a 83 years old Civil Rights Leader, born in July, in the Year of the Dragon (1940), and is a Leo. His life path number is 5. Bernard’s birthstone is Ruby, and his birth flower is Larkspur. You may also check out all famous birthdays in July or specifically birthdays on July 29.
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