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This is the Jan. 20, 1988 New York Newsday article, 'The Minister and the Feds'. In it, Rev. Al Sharpton is reported to have secretly worked as an informant for the FBI. His targets included not just mafia figures but New York City Black leaders and…

Malcolm X on Redlining - Jews and Blacks.mp3
This is an audio file of Malcolm X speaking about Bronx CORE’s demonstrations against the White Castle restaurant on Boston Road and Allerton avenue in July of 1963. He also references other CORE demonstrations. This was discovered by chance on…

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This is a January 1965 letter from the Organization of Afro-American Unity to CORE's national director James Farmer in support of his actions with the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. It is signed by Malcolm X.

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This is a photo of South Jamaica CORE member Joel Rosinsky (White, front, holding sign, ‘No dogs…’) demonstrating at the 1964 World’s Fair.

He was part of the original group that seceded from Queens CORE to South Jamaica CORE.

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These are the sections of James Farmer's file from the Federal Bureau of Investigation that have been released and made available to the public on the FBI's website.

Click on the links under the image below to download the .pdf…

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These are the sections of James Farmer's file from the Federal Bureau of Investigation that have been released and made available to the public on the FBI's website.

click on the links under the image below (farmer fbi1, farmer fbi2) to download…

farmer X 3.mov
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.
Please be patient as this is slow to stream and is a large clip.
to…

farmer X  2.mov
This is the second film clip of James Farmer debating Malcolm X on the PBS program 'Open Mind' first broadcast June 12, 1963.
Please be patient as this is slow to stream and is a large clip.
to see the whole program:…

farmer X 1.mov
This is a film clip of James Farmer debating Malcolm X on the PBS program 'Open Mind' first broadcast June 12, 1963.
Please be patient as this is slow to stream and is a large clip.
to see the whole program:…

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This is a photo of CORE's National Director James Farmer (center, white scarf) at the 1964 CIty Wide School Boycott. At the time, this was the largest civil rights demonstration in the history of the nation. With approximately 450,000 participants,…
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