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 ...

Charlotte historians say impacts of the 1971 Supreme Court case Swann v Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education are still present in the city’s education system today, a legacy tied closely to civil ...

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

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

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

James E. "Fergie" Ferguson II, a notable North Carolina civil rights attorney and activist, died Monday at the age of 82.

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.

Russ Ferguson, U.S. attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, joined North and South Carolina’s attorneys general and other officials on Monday in Charlotte to announce the results of ...