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This is a photo of Queens CORE chairman Dr. George Kaufman. He married Elayne Jones (also a Queens CORE member) and lived in St. Albans. His "Orthodox Jewish parents sat shivah -- the traditional seven-day mourning ritual -- when they learned their…

This is a photo of a Long Island CORE housing demonstration.

The CORE members here are currently unidentified.

This is a 1960 photo of New York CORE member Genevieve Hughes. She led the dime store boycott committee for the chapter during CORE's 1960 Woolworth's campaign.
A former financial analyst, she left Wall Street and went on to work full time as…

This is a 1965 photo of Lula Farmer (center) with her husband James Farmer, founding member of CORE and its national director at the time. Their daughter, Abbey, is seated to the left. The second photo includes their other daughter, Tami (black…

This is a film clip of James Farmer debating Malcolm X on the PBS program 'Open Mind' first broadcast June 12, 1963.
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This is the second film clip of James Farmer debating Malcolm X on the PBS program 'Open Mind' first broadcast June 12, 1963.
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This is a film clip of James Farmer debating Malcolm X on the issue of Puerto ricans and the civil rights movement. It is from the PBS Program first broadcast June 12, 1963.
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This is a video clip of James Farmer interviewed years later by the host of Open Mind about the original panel discussion. Farmer comments on how the movement eventually became a mix of the philosophies of civil rights groups and Malcolm X.
He also…

This is a 1960 photo of New York CORE chairman Gladys Harrington (Black female) with James Peck (White male) and Rioghan Kirchner (White female). It was taken at that summer's 'Fast for Freedom' at the Statue of Liberty in support of the Woolworth…

This is a photo of Gladys Harrington and James Peck under the Statue of Liberty, taken during New York CORE's 'Fast For Freedom' protests in support of the southern Woolworth's boycotts. Gladys Harrington at the time was chairman of New York CORE.…