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audio of Bayard Rustin debating Malcolm X
This is audio of Bayard Rustin debating Malcolm X at the Community Church in Manhattan on January 23, 1962. It is the entire debate.
Give the file a minute to come up, its a big file. You may have to press the space bar on your computer to pay…
Give the file a minute to come up, its a big file. You may have to press the space bar on your computer to pay…
photo of Bronx CORE chairman Herb Callender and undercover agent Ray Wood in New York Times
This is the 1964 New York Times article which features a photo of Ray Wood, the undercover agent who infiltrated Bronx CORE, being arrested with Bronx CORE chairman Herb Callender. The two had attempted to make a citizen's arrest on Mayor…
article on CORE undercover police agent Ray Wood and assassination of Malcolm X
This is an explosive article which places undercover NYPD police officer Ray Wood at the assassination of Malcolm X. It also suggests an answer to one of the great mysteries surrounding the event - the identity of the second man who was arrested at…
photo of Yuri Kochiyama, 7 Arts CORE, after assassination of Malcolm X
This is a photo of 7 Arts CORE member Yuri Kochiyama (left page, glasses, black dress) cradling the head of Malcolm X just after he had been assassinated at the Audubon Ballroom on February 21, 1965.
The photo speaks to just how involved…
The photo speaks to just how involved…
photos of and articles on The EAST
This is a collection of photos of and articles on the EAST, the cultural nationalist organization founded by Jitu Weusi (among others). I am including it here for several reasons: - as I have argued previously, the EAST in many ways represents a…
photo of Fatima Cortez Todd, Northwest NY CORE
This is a photo of Northwest New York CORE member Fatima Cortez Todd who was then known as Cathy Cortez. She is the daughter of the chapter’s chairman Marie Witherspoon.
Besides participating in Northwest NY CORE activities, she worked with CORE…
Besides participating in Northwest NY CORE activities, she worked with CORE…
photo of Rafael Martinez, New York and Bronx CORE
This is a photo of Rafael Martinez who was a member of both New York CORE and Bronx CORE. In it, he is holding a photo of himself as a young man at about the age he would have been when he was in CORE. He served in the Army’s tank division during…
Obituary for Brooklyn CORE chairman Congressman Major Owens
This is the photo used for the New York Times obituary of Brooklyn CORE chairman Major Owens who died on October 21, 2013. The photo is notable because in it he is speaking at an NAACP event.
The fact that Congressman Major Owens was ever a…
The fact that Congressman Major Owens was ever a…
photo of national CORE chairman Floyd Mckissick with Urban League executive director Whitney Young
This is a 1968 photo of CORE's national chairman Floyd Mckissick (left) with the Urban League's executive director Whitney Young (right).
The photo was taken at CORE' national convention that July in Columbus, Ohio. Young's presence there was…
The photo was taken at CORE' national convention that July in Columbus, Ohio. Young's presence there was…