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1965 photo of CORE demonstration in Los Angeles after Watts riots (1)
"Congress of Racial Equality sit-ins at Los Angeles City Hall. Police arrest 16 protesters demanding the resignation of police chief William H. Parker. Many felt he contributed to the causes of the 1965 Watts Riots. "
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1965 photo of CORE demonstration in Los Angeles after Watts riots (2)
"Police roust members of the Congress of Racial Equality at City Hall protest in the aftermath of the Watts Riots ."
- from blogs.LAweekly.com
- from blogs.LAweekly.com
1963 photo of St. Louis CORE demonstration against Jefferson Bank
''Members of the Congress of Racial Equality start to sit down as they block the front entrance of the Jefferson Bank and Trust Co. in St. Louis, Missouri, Aug. 31, 1963. The 250 demonstrators were protesting against alleged job discrimination.…
1964 photo of CORE demonstration at City Hall in Columbus, Ohio
"Representatives of the Congress of Racial Equality and student groups mass at the City Hall steps in Columbus, Ohio on April 18, 1964 to support civil rights leaders protesting alleged de factor segregation in Cleveland’s schools. The demonstrators…
1964 photo of San Francisco CORE demonstration against Bank of America in San Francisco
"Pickets from the Congress of Racial Equality and spectators mass in front of the Bank of America's day and night branch at No. 1 Powell St., in downtown San Francisco on May 22, 1964. Core began picketing over alleged discrimination against minority…
photo of Floyd McKissick, CORE national director, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
"Dr. Martin Luther King, head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, tells news conference that he and his organization support a boycott of the Olympic games by African American athletes in New York, Dec. 14, 1967. At left is Floyd…
photo of Lee Zeldin, Madison CORE
"A member of a sign-carrying civil rights delegation denied entrance to the convention of Wisconsin Republicans at the Milwaukee Arena sits on the floor of the main corridor in protest on May 23, 1964. Delegates and visitors milled around Mrs. Lee…
1965 photos of CORE demonstration against police brutality in Los Angeles
"Demonstrators from the Congress of Racial Equality parade in front of Los Angeles City Hall, Aug. 19, 1965, carrying signs demanding the ouster of Chief of Police William H. Parker and denouncing police brutality. Removal of Mayor Samuel W. Yorty…
1966 photo of Robert Lucas, Chicago CORE, in Cicero
"Robert Lucas, leader of a civil rights march, shouts to followers here on Sept. 4, 1966 during march into Cicero, Ill.,an all-white west-of-Chicago suburban community. Lucas is Chicago chairman of the Congress of Racial Equality. March is to…
1963 photo of CORE demonstration in Wisconsin
"Representatives of the Wisconsin chapter of the Congress for Racial Equality marched and carried signs near Wisconsin's capitol in Madison as legislators met in special session to consider an accelerated high construction bill, Dec. 10, 1963. CORE…