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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".

1968 film clip CORE's Walter Brooks as a correspondent for PBS' "Black Journal". He was the chairman of New Haven CORE, a field secretary for CORE and then head of the Target City project in Baltimore. He worked for "Community Progress Inc., the…

This is a 1963 film clip of St. Louis CORE in action from the documentary "White Northeners Confronted With Negroes". The issue was employment, specifically getting Blacks hired at local banks. It is an excellent clip because it gives a real sense of…

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…

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…

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…

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.

This is a 1963 photo of New Orleans CORE member Doris Jean Castle being removed by police from a demonstration at the local City Hall.

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.

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.