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1961 arrest photo of CORE member Dave Dennis as Freedom Rider
This is the 1961 arrest photo for CORE member Dave Dennis as a Freedom Rider in Jackson, Mississippi. At the time he was a 20 years old student at Dillard University.
A member of New Orleans CORE, he became a field director for CORE in…
A member of New Orleans CORE, he became a field director for CORE in…
1961 arrest photo of CORE member Jerome Smith as Freedom Rider
This is the 1961 arrest photo of New Orleans CORE chairman and founding member Jerome Smith as a Freedom Rider. He was 22 at the time.
Affectionately known as 'Big Duck', he was viciously beaten as a result of his participation.
Affectionately known as 'Big Duck', he was viciously beaten as a result of his participation.
1961 arrest photo of CORE member Doris Jean Castle as Freedom Rider
This is the arrest photo of New Orleans CORE member Doris Jean Castle as a Freedom Rider. She was 18 at the time and is the younger sister of New Orleans CORE chairman Oretha Castle.
CORE historian August Meier vs. Malcolm X
This is a 2020 article on a 1962 debate between CORE historian and member August Meier and Malcolm X at Morgan State University, a historically Black college in Baltimore, Maryland where Meier was a history professor. While the article is not too…
1963 photo of CORE demonstration against the Board of Education in Chicago
"Young African American and white children walk hand-in-hand in a demonstration put on by the Congress of Racial Equality outside the Chicago Board of Education headquarters on July 19, 1963. "
- from apimages.com
- from apimages.com
PhD dissertation on CORE's Target City project
This is CORE member Louis C. Goldberg's PhD dissertation, "CORE IN TROUBLE: A SOCIAL HISTORY OF THE ORGANIZATIONAL DILEMMAS OF THE CONGRESS OF RACIAL EQUALITY TARGET CITY PROJECT IN BALTIMORE".
It was done while he was a student at John Hopkins…
It was done while he was a student at John Hopkins…
article on Los Angeles CORE
This is a 2022 article on Los Angeles CORE by Dr. M. Keith Claybrook, Jr. focusing on its efforts to de-segregate housing.
1967 film clip of CORE associate director Dr. George Wiley and Dick Gregory
This is film footage of CORE associate director Dr. George Wiley as the head of the National Welfare Rights Organization (NWRO) with comedian/activist Dick Gregory. The footage is from the 1967 documentary "Welfare Revolt".
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".
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.