photo of East River CORE chairman Omar Abu Ahmed with Gloria Richardson at 2nd National Black Power Conference
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photo of East River CORE chairman Omar Abu Ahmed with Gloria Richardson at 2nd National Black Power Conference
Description
This is a July 22, 1967 photo of East River CORE chairman Omar Abu Ahmed (white shirt, bald head) seated next to Gloria Richardson, leader of the Cambridge movement, at the 2nd National Black Power Conference in Newark, New Jersey.
Ahmed, one of the conveners of the conference, had been a member of the Organization of Afro-American Unity and was at the Audubon Ballroom when Malcolm X was assassinated. Ms. Richardson, one of the most respected women leaders of the civil rights movement was one of the organizers of the Cambridge Nonviolent Action Committee, a northern SNCC affiliate.
Ahmed, one of the conveners of the conference, had been a member of the Organization of Afro-American Unity and was at the Audubon Ballroom when Malcolm X was assassinated. Ms. Richardson, one of the most respected women leaders of the civil rights movement was one of the organizers of the Cambridge Nonviolent Action Committee, a northern SNCC affiliate.
Creator
John Duricka
Source
apimages.com
Publisher
apimages.com
Date
July 22, 1967
Rights
AP/John Duricka
Identifier
520960786539
Coverage
1967. Newark, New Jersey
Citation
John Duricka, “photo of East River CORE chairman Omar Abu Ahmed with Gloria Richardson at 2nd National Black Power Conference,” corenyc.org, accessed September 19, 2024, http://corenyc.org/omeka/index.php/items/show/337.