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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…
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Brooklyn CORE member Les Campbell and the "Hey, Jew boy" poem
This is a film clip that it comes from the PBS documentary series "The Jewish Americans"... it has to do with Brooklyn CORE member Les Campbell from…
1963 surveillance photo of CORE demonstration for fair housing
This is a surveillance photo taken by the New York City Police Department (NYPD) of a 1963 CORE demonstration in downtown Manhattan. The activists are…
article by historian Prof. Manning Marable on Roy Innis and CORE
This is a 1983 article written by the historian Prof. Manning Marable as a critical response to what was happening to the Congress of Racial Equality…