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This is a photo of Dr. George Wiley. A former chemistry professor at the Syracuse University and Cornell graduate, he was one of the founding members of Syracuse CORE. In 1964, he became CORE's associate national director, second only to James…

This is a photo of CORE's general counsel Carl Rachlin. The photo was taken at his office in CORE's national office in downtown Manhattan. The woman seated in the photo is his secretary Charlaine Shelton

This is a 1963 photo of Brooklyn CORE member Mike Zapata. He is shown as part of the Freedom Walkers group that walked from Brooklyn to the March on Washington.
He is also referred to as Ismael Zapata in newspaper articles and photos from the…

This is a photo of Brooklyn CORE member Lawrence Cumberbatch. It highlights the fact that he became a successful lawyer still living in Brooklyn.

He received his J.D. from NYU Law School where he was also president of the Black Law Students…

This is a photo of Brooklyn CORE member Larry Cumberbatch as a 19 years old college student.

According to Cumberbatch, he joined when he was 16 years old and was arrested during his first demonstration at SUNY Downstate Medical Center. He has…

This is a photo of Robert Gore of the national CORE office. Gore, like Bayard Rustin and George Houser, was a pacifist who originally came from the Fellowship of Reconciliation. He served as associate community relations director under Marv Rich in…

This is a photo of Bronx CORE chairman Cyril Boynes, Jr. In 1973, he became co-chairman of Harlem CORE where his brother Rupert was also a member. Both are the nephews of Roy Innis.
He is still listed as a member of CORE's Executive Staff at…

This is a March 1965 photo of Bronx CORE members demonstrating in Harlem. The members here are currently unidentified.

This is a still image of Bayard Rustin (Black male at microphone) and Bronx CORE chairman Herb Callender (Black male right, dark overcoat).

The photo speaks again to the complicated relationship between Rustin and CORE. He is not on staff…

This is a 1973 photo of George Houser as the founder of the founder and Executive Director of the American Committee on Africa (ACOA). The ACOA was founded in 1953 to support the liberation struggle in Africa against colonialism and apartheid. It…