McFerren, John

Biography:

World War II veteran and African American civil rights activist in Fayette County, Tennessee, who along with his then wife Viola Harris McFerran, led voter-registration drives in Fayette County. In 1959, he helped found the Original Fayette County Civic and Welfare League (OFCC&WL).

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