photo of New Orleans CORE chairman Oretha Castle

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Title

photo of New Orleans CORE chairman Oretha Castle

Subject

New Orleans CORE

Description

This is a photo of New Orleans CORE chairman Oretha Castle. One of the chapter's founding members, she was also part of landmark 1
case, Lombard, et al v. Louisiana, after being arrested during the chapter's demonstration against Woolworth's department chain.

She went on to became the field director for northern Louisiana and married CORE's Richard Haley. After leaving CORE she served as
deputy administrator at Charity Hospital.

source - http://www.knowla.org

Source

http://www.knowla.org/entry/850/

Publisher

www.knowla.org

Citation

“photo of New Orleans CORE chairman Oretha Castle,” The CORE Project, accessed December 25, 2024, http://www.thecoreproject.org/omeka/items/show/68.

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