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audio of Philadelphia CORE chairman Louis Smith and Malcolm X
This is a rare radio interview featuring Philadelphia CORE chairman Louis Smith, Malcolm X, and the Rev. Renny Morgan of the First Refuge Baptist Church in Camden, New Jersey. The exact year is unknown but it is safe to say it would be from the…
debate between CORE field secretary Evie Rich and Malcolm X
This is a 1961 debate between CORE field secretary Evie Rich and Malcolm X on Philadelphia's WCAU radio. It is the classic integrationist vs. nationalist debate.
While Evie Rich did a good job in representing the CORE position, Malcolm X beat…
While Evie Rich did a good job in representing the CORE position, Malcolm X beat…
1963 photo of CORE demonstration at Liberty Bell in Philadelphia
"Congress of Racial Equality members sit at the base of the Liberty Bell in Independence Hall in Philadelphia on Saturday, Sept. 21, 1963. They were demonstrating against racial prejudice in Alabama and the bombing of a church in Birmingham where…
audio clip of New Orleans chairman Jerome Smith
This is an audio clip of New Orleans CORE chairman Jerome Smith talking about an incident form his childhood growing up in segregation that influenced his eventually becoming a civil rights activist.
film clip of CORE program director Gordon Carey
This is a film clip of CORE's program director Gordon Carey from the documentary "Freedom Riders".
photo of Target City director Walter Brooks, Baltimore CORE member Danny Gant with CORE leader Herb Callender
This is a photo of the director of Target City in Baltimore Walter Brooks (center, Black male, cigarette) and Baltimore CORE member Danny Gant (center, Black male, bald head). Gant and Brooks were both heads of CORE's Target City project at different…
Rhonda Y. Williams essay on CORE's Target City project - "The Pursuit of Audacious Power Rebel Reformers and Neighborhood Politics in Baltimore, 1966-1968"
This is Rhonda Y. Williams' essay on CORE's Target City project - "The Pursuit of Audacious Power Rebel Reformers and Neighborhood Politics in Baltimore, 1966-1968". It is taken from the collection "Neighborhood Rebels: Black Power at the Local…
photo of New Orleans CORE chairman Rudy Lombard
This is a 1960 photo of New Orleans CORE chairman Rudy Lombard outside of a Woolworth's store on Canal Street in New Orleans during CORE's demonstrations against the department store chain. After he was arrested, his case went all the way to the…
photo of Dave Dennis and Julia Aaron, New Orleans CORE, as Freedom Riders
This is a well known photo of New Orleans CORE members Dave Dennis and Julia Aaron as Freedom Riders. In it they are on their way from Montgomery, Alabama to Jackson, Mississippi.
1967 film clip of CORE associate director Dr. George Wiley
This is film footage of CORE associate director Dr. George Wiley as head of the National Welfare Rights Organization (NWRO). The footage is from the 1967 documentary "Welfare Revolt".