photo of Brooklyn CORE members sitting in at Gov. Rockefeller's New York City office

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photo of Brooklyn CORE members sitting in at Gov. Rockefeller's New York City office

Description

This is a photo of Brooklyn CORE members sitting in at Gov. Rockefeller's New York City office on July 11, 1963. The sit in was initiated by Harlem CORE the day before.

From left: Edwin Lewinson (sitting with dog), ; Alex Passikoff (White male standing); Rev. Robert N. Kinlock (Black), Raymond Gardner (Black), Arnold Goldwag (White) and Marjorie Leeds (White female).

The sit in was part of CORE's all city campaign against racial discrimination in the construction industry.

note: Rev. Kinlock was not a member of Brooklyn CORE.

Creator

Robert Kradin

Source

apimages.com

Date

July 11, 1963

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Type

image

Identifier

6307110277

Coverage

Governor's office, 1963, new york city

Citation

Robert Kradin, “photo of Brooklyn CORE members sitting in at Gov. Rockefeller's New York City office,” corenyc.org, accessed November 24, 2024, http://corenyc.org/omeka/items/show/74.

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