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- "CORE-Lator" Magazine, No. 86, February 1961 - The Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), founded in 1942, pioneered nonviolent civil rights activism. Members organized and participated in many sit-ins, freedom rides and other nonviolent actions during the Civil Rights era. This newsletter from 1961 pictures Jim Farmer, one of the founders of CORE, and informs readers about the continuing struggle to desegregate lunch counters throughout the country.
- February 01, 1961
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"CORE-Lator" Magazine, No. 86, February 1961
The Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), founded in 1942, pioneered nonviolent civil rights activism. Members organized and participated in many sit-ins, freedom rides and other nonviolent actions during the Civil Rights era. This newsletter from 1961 pictures Jim Farmer, one of the founders of CORE, and informs readers about the continuing struggle to desegregate lunch counters throughout the country.
- Congress of Racial Equality Handbill, "Don't Buy at Woolworth," 1960 - In 1960, four African-American students sat down at a Woolworth lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, and were refused service. This poster, produced by the Congress on Racial Equality (CORE), urged Americans to boycott the national five-and-dime chain. It was hoped that the loss of customer dollars would spur company officials to end the segregationist policies found in its southern stores.
- 1960
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Congress of Racial Equality Handbill, "Don't Buy at Woolworth," 1960
In 1960, four African-American students sat down at a Woolworth lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, and were refused service. This poster, produced by the Congress on Racial Equality (CORE), urged Americans to boycott the national five-and-dime chain. It was hoped that the loss of customer dollars would spur company officials to end the segregationist policies found in its southern stores.
- Congress of Racial Equality Periodical, "CORE-LATOR," No. 77, Summer, 1959 - The Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), founded in 1942, pioneered nonviolent civil rights activism. Members organized and participated in sit-ins, freedom rides and other nonviolent actions during the Civil Rights era. This newsletter informed members about a sit-in in Miami, Florida.
- 1959
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Congress of Racial Equality Periodical, "CORE-LATOR," No. 77, Summer, 1959
The Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), founded in 1942, pioneered nonviolent civil rights activism. Members organized and participated in sit-ins, freedom rides and other nonviolent actions during the Civil Rights era. This newsletter informed members about a sit-in in Miami, Florida.
- "CORE-LATOR" Magazine, No.85, November 1960 - The Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), founded in 1942, pioneered nonviolent civil rights activism. Members organized and participated in many sit-ins, freedom rides and other nonviolent actions during the Civil Rights era. This newsletter from 1960 informs readers about the arrests throughout the South of CORE members and Martin Luther King, Jr. for lunch counter sit-ins.
- November 01, 1960
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"CORE-LATOR" Magazine, No.85, November 1960
The Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), founded in 1942, pioneered nonviolent civil rights activism. Members organized and participated in many sit-ins, freedom rides and other nonviolent actions during the Civil Rights era. This newsletter from 1960 informs readers about the arrests throughout the South of CORE members and Martin Luther King, Jr. for lunch counter sit-ins.
- "March on Washington, Wednesday August 28, 1963" - This broadside, distributed by the Congress of Racial Equality, encouraged "all Americans" to join the March on Washington on August 28, 1963. This peaceful march, attended by more than 250,000 African-American and white marchers, supported Civil Rights legislation being proposed by President Kennedy. Songs and speeches at this march included Martin Luther King, Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream" speech.
- August 28, 1963
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"March on Washington, Wednesday August 28, 1963"
This broadside, distributed by the Congress of Racial Equality, encouraged "all Americans" to join the March on Washington on August 28, 1963. This peaceful march, attended by more than 250,000 African-American and white marchers, supported Civil Rights legislation being proposed by President Kennedy. Songs and speeches at this march included Martin Luther King, Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream" speech.
- "This is CORE, Congress of Racial Equality," circa 1959 - The Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) was founded in 1942. Its founding leaders were influenced by Mahatma Gandhi's teachings of nonviolent resistance -- Gandhi's images is found on the front cover of this pamphlet from about 1959. CORE pioneered nonviolent civil rights activism; and its members organized and participated in many sit-ins, freedom rides and other nonviolent actions.
- circa 1959
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"This is CORE, Congress of Racial Equality," circa 1959
The Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) was founded in 1942. Its founding leaders were influenced by Mahatma Gandhi's teachings of nonviolent resistance -- Gandhi's images is found on the front cover of this pamphlet from about 1959. CORE pioneered nonviolent civil rights activism; and its members organized and participated in many sit-ins, freedom rides and other nonviolent actions.