Peter J. Countryman (April 13, 1942 – October 15, 1992) was an American social activist and civil rights leader. He founded the Northern Student Movement at Yale University in 1961 and served as its executive director until 1963. Born in Chicago, Countryman directed a tutorial project in Philadelphia aimed at helping minority teenagers.[1] He was one of the founders in 1967 of People for Human Rights, an interracial Philadelphia-area group.[2] In 1970, he visited Cuba with the Venceremos Brigade.[3] He contracted HIV/AIDS through IV drug use and died in West Lafayette, Indiana.[4]
Peter J. Countryman | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 13, 1942 |
| Died | October 15, 1992 (aged 50) West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Yale University |
| Occupation | Social activist |
| Spouse | Joan Cannady Countryman |
Notes and references
edit- ^ Lyons, Paul (2003). The People of This Generation: The Rise and Fall of the New Left in Philadelphia. University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN 0812237153., p. 44.
- ^ Lyons, p. 178.
- ^ Lyons, p. 192.
- ^ Andy Wallace (October 21, 1992). "Peter Countryman, 50, A Teacher Active In Civil Rights Movement". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2012.
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