photo of Charles Gordone, 7 Arts CORE
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Title
photo of Charles Gordone, 7 Arts CORE
Subject
7 Arts members
Description
This is a still image of 7 Arts member Charles Gordone. It is taken from the film, "Coonskin" (aka "Street Fight"). An Obie award winning actor, Gordone was also the first Black to win a Pulitzer Prize for Drama with his play, "No Place to be Somebody".
As a founder of the Committee for the Employment of Negro Performers, he worked with CORE to fight discrimination in the hiring of Blacks on Broadway. This work was the impetus that led to Congressional hearings held by Congressman Adam Clayton Powell in 1962 that investigated racial discrimination in the performing arts.
As a founder of the Committee for the Employment of Negro Performers, he worked with CORE to fight discrimination in the hiring of Blacks on Broadway. This work was the impetus that led to Congressional hearings held by Congressman Adam Clayton Powell in 1962 that investigated racial discrimination in the performing arts.
Creator
Ralph Bakshi
Source
Coonskin (aka Street Fight)
Publisher
Bakshi Productions
Date
1975
Coverage
1975
Citation
Ralph Bakshi, “photo of Charles Gordone, 7 Arts CORE,” corenyc.org, accessed November 18, 2024, http://corenyc.org/omeka/index.php/items/show/165.