5 10 314 https://corenyc.org/omeka/files/original/e049cd3071fd601e647612b96058f54c.tiff 6a50c64e38d55910180c57d199b96cea Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource photo of Fatima Cortez Todd, Northwest NY CORE Description An account of the resource This is a photo of Northwest New York CORE member Fatima Cortez Todd who was then known as Cathy Cortez. She is the daughter of the chapter’s chairman Marie Witherspoon. Besides participating in Northwest NY CORE activities, she worked with CORE in Louisiana on voter registration and voter education literacy. She identifies herself as a Nuyorican and has continued to work as a cultural activist and community organizer. Besides being a legal secretary, she also became a psychotherapist, two fields which she combined her other work as a performer, producer, and film maker. She created an Art and Play therapy program for "bad boys" in 1965 at Lincoln Hospital Mental Health Services of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the South Bronx, NY. She also founded the Mariposa Center for Spiritual Healing and Education, a co-founder of the National Network of Women's Funds and served on the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy CHD board, the Mission Cultural Center in San Francisco, and the Advisory Board for the Southern California Women's Law Center. * much of this information was taken from a 2012 oral history interview published in 'The Nation's Longest Struggle: Looking Back on the Modern Civil Rights Movement' by the D.C. Everest school system of Wisconsin. 'This interview was conducted and edited by Junior and Senior High School students of the Everest system.' The full transcript can be found on the Civil Rights Veteran's website - http://www.crmvet.org/nars/fcortez.htm civil rights movement congress of racial equality core latinos in civil rights movement non-violent direct action Northwest New York CORE Northwest NY CORE https://corenyc.org/omeka/files/original/4eb87d36abb0fb2921de540a6a7022f2.jpg 4237f62c3b510694b9f33f562528b060 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource photo of Rafael Martinez, New York and Bronx CORE Description An account of the resource This is a photo of Rafael Martinez who was a member of both New York CORE and Bronx CORE. In it, he is holding a photo of himself as a young man at about the age he would have been when he was in CORE. He served in the Army’s tank division during the Korean War and is originally from Puerto Rico. In 1963, Martinez was arrested with New York CORE chairman Gladys Harrington for climbing a construction crane during the chapter’s demonstration against employment discrimination at Foley Square. In 1964, he was arrested with Bronx CORE chairman Herb Callender for sitting in at the police commissioner’s office at NYPD headquarters. Martinez went on to study at Universidad Ibero-American in Mexico City and graduated from Hobart College where he was arrested again for protesting against the Vietnam War. He followed this up with an unsuccessful run for Congress. He has since then gained fame as the quintessential NYC ‘citizen journalist’ first as the publisher of his independent The New York City Free Press (which has since moved online to http://yourfreepress.blogspot.com/) and most recently as the political gadfly of the City Hall press corps. Characterized by the New York Times as ‘the bane of four Mayors’ and by Univision as “El ‘terror latino’ de los alcaldes de NY”, for thirty years he has asked the what some characterize as provocative and others embarrassing questions during the Mayor’s press conferences at City Hall especially on behalf of the Black, Latino and poor. Dismissed by Mayor Guiliani as ‘a jerk’, physically attacked by Mayoral candidate Joe Lhota and the son of State Senator Pedro Espada, Jr., he was finally denied his press credentials by Mayor Bloomberg. Martinez sued and won a precedent setting case for bloggers as reporters. bronx core civil rights movement congress of racial equality core harlem core latinos in civil rights movement non-violent direct action https://corenyc.org/omeka/files/original/902735fc6ceccb1da15ebab66f566059.jpg 2ac3dab09936016979dc5e6bc0cdd1f0 https://corenyc.org/omeka/files/original/6ac95c35575c7f24c61d5df894114ea7.pdf 6cf431f7318b9c24e19d656635358dad https://corenyc.org/omeka/files/original/4138b9e172504fef8c6130b2454adabb.pdf f1efd81c1f87059892d4f6739144d7a0 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Brooklyn CORE Description An account of the resource Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Obituary for Brooklyn CORE chairman Congressman Major Owens Subject The topic of the resource Brooklyn CORE members Description An account of the resource 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 because in it he is speaking at an NAACP event. The fact that Congressman Major Owens was ever a member of CORE or that his political career started in CORE was not mentioned in either the New York Times obituary or the Washington Post's (included below). It was not even mentioned in the New York Daily News or the New York Post coverage of his passing. None of these papers even mentioned that Major Owens was at one time an activist. Major Owens was a revolutionary. Major Owens was in the streets. As the head of Brooklyn CORE's Rent Strike Committee (a group that included former first deputy mayor Stan Brezenoff), Owens was one of the most successful practitioners of non-violent direct action in New York City. In fact, it was the members of Brooklyn CORE who first suggested and insisted that he run for political office as a city councilman in 1965. Also not mentioned in any of the coverage was the fact he died within a day of another Brooklyn CORE comrade, Jerome Bibuld, whose family set off CORE's more than decade long struggle against the NYC Board of Education with the chapter's 1962 sit-in at the BOE's office in Brooklyn. As of the date of this posting there has been no obituary for Jerome Bibuld written in any of the major New York City newspapers. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Frank Polich Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived New York Times Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available New York Times Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Frank Polich/Associated Press brooklyn core civil rights movement congress of racial equality core major owens non-violent direct action https://corenyc.org/omeka/files/original/e840a8ed1d765edeb7fff1d171d5ba84.tiff 8dea901cf502b86a5ee780145b7a3d59 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Brooklyn CORE Description An account of the resource Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource photo of Arnie Goldwag, Brooklyn CORE Subject The topic of the resource This is a photo of Brooklyn CORE member Arnold Goldwag, the self proclaimed number one trouble maker, rabble rouser and mischief maker, he was the community relations director for the chapter for the overwhelming majority of the civil rights phase of Brooklyn CORE. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived City CORE Asks Support From Businessmen Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Newsday Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource April 30, 1964 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Newsday brooklyn core civil rights movement congress of racial equality core jews in the civil rights movement non-violent direct action https://corenyc.org/omeka/files/original/2c5cb32fd00348883a9d196013ed02ef.tiff 318a891cff45cac8c5d2795a3786f534 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource National CORE Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource photo of national CORE chairman Floyd Mckissick with Urban League executive director Whitney Young Description An account of the resource This is a 1968 photo of CORE's national chairman Floyd Mckissick (left) with the Urban League's executive director Whitney Young (right). The photo was taken at CORE' national convention that July in Columbus, Ohio. Young's presence there was notable because it was the first time Young as head of the most conservative of the national civil rights organizations came out and vocally supported the concept of Black Power. A year earlier Arthur Harris of South Jamaica CORE and Herman Ferguson, the education chairman of South Jamaica CORE were arrested for plotting to assassinate both Young and Roy Wilkins. Ferguson was supported during his trials by several CORE leaders at the time, including: Ali Lamont, Sonny Carson, Jitu Weusi, Maurice and Winnie Fredricks of Brooklyn CORE; Gular Glover and Hamilton Banks of Queens CORE. The conspiracy turned out to be part of the FBI's Counter-intelligence program's (COINTELPRO) attempts to discredit Black leaders and prevent the coalition of Black nationalist groups. Jerome Jackson of Harlem CORE in discussing how he had been assigned to act as security for Young during the convention noted how everyone else, including Roy Wilkins, had brought their own security, except for Young who showed up with just his secretary. Because of this, Jackson commented on how Young was 'the bravest' man he knew. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived 'CORE is Split on Black Power' Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Newsday Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource July 8, 1968 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource UPI Telephoto Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Columbus, Ohio. July, 1968 black power congress of racial equality core floyd mckissick whitney young https://corenyc.org/omeka/files/original/286132c9e606b0b163fd9df238708dbd df94ab1dfbfc932d029e2354d774928f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource National CORE Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource CORE chairman Roy Innis on the cover of Jet Magazine Description An account of the resource This is the cover to the May 1973 issue of Jet Magazine which featured CORE national chairman Roy Innis on the cover. The fact that he was on the cover speaks to his national prominence, influence and significance as a leader in the Black liberation movement here in the United States. It also in many ways signaled the beginning of the end for him as a nationally respected Black leader. The article that accompanies it details his dealings with Uganda's president, Idi Amin, and Innis' attempts to forge international alliances. His trying to cast himself as a descendant of Marcus Garvey's political philosophy only backfired on him as his forays into dealings on the African continent led to him being branded an agent for the Central Intelligence Agency by several African, African American leaders and American journalists. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Jet Magazine, May 1973 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Johnson Publishing Company Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource May 1973 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Jet Magazine black nationalism black power congress of racial equality core roy innis https://corenyc.org/omeka/files/original/dbe404ed5211616fae14c732b58cb685.jpg a3e38265cadbdd67c10ea4baf5e6ace3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Brooklyn CORE Description An account of the resource Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource photo of UFT President Al Shanker with Bayard Rustin Description An account of the resource This is a photo of Al Shanker (White, glasses, coat and tie, center bottom, hand raised) with Bayard Rustin (Black, center bottom). The photo speaks to not just his role as the president of the United Federation of Teachers (UFT) but the fact that Shanker had a history with CORE, despite his role in the Ocean Hill-Brownsville controversy, his racist actions during the 1968 teachers' strikes and his public feuds with several CORE chapters, most especially Brooklyn CORE, Harlem CORE and Queens CORE. According to the UFT's website and his biographer, Richard D. Kahlenberg, Shanker was once a member of CORE. He was a member of his college chapter at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana. Shanker was also personally involved in CORE's Woolworth's protests and CORE's efforts during the Mississippi Freedom Summer and its predecessor, Queens College CORE's Student Help Project especially in Prince Edward County, Virginia. He also worked with former CORE members Velma Hill, Alan Gartner, Connie Banks and Hamilton Banks to bring para-professionals into the UFT. While Gartner described Shanker's actions during the 1968 teacher's strikes as 'fucking racist', he and Hill acknowledged that Shanker also sought to increase the number of Blacks and Latinos in the UFT which at the time was overwhelmingly White and Jewish. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived http://pmct.org/articles/1213/shanker/index.html al shanker black power civil rights movement congress of racial equality core jews in the civil rights movement https://corenyc.org/omeka/files/original/00f3426d99336be2d4c91781d95528cf.tiff 9b9aef30df0b117cd589a1fa6777bb7c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Photo of David Gilbert, Columbia University CORE Subject The topic of the resource Columbia University CORE members Description An account of the resource This is a photo of Columbia University CORE member David Gilbert (center, on the microphone). In the photo he is shown helping to lead the student rebellion that seized the campus of Columbia University in 1968. At the time, he was as a leader of the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS). He was among the SDS members that branched out to form the Weathermen which became the Weather Underground. He went underground when the group began a series of bombings to protest against the United States involvement in the Vietnam War. When he did resurface, it as was part of the 1981 Brink’s Robbery. The action was done in conjunction with former members of the Black Panther Party who had also gone underground to form the Black Liberation Army. During the action two police officers and a security guard were killed. Although he was not involved in the shooting and was to only drive the getaway car, Gilbert was sentenced to life and is still currently serving time. He was represented at his trial by Lynne Stewart, wife of Harlem CORE's Ralph Poynter. The photo is taken from his autobiography, 'Love and Struggle: My Life in SDS, the Weather Underground and Beyond.' Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Love and Struggle: My Life in SDS, the Weather Underground and Beyond. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available PM Press Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant New York City, Columbia University, 1968 columbia core congress of racial equality core jews in the civil rights movement Weather Underground https://corenyc.org/omeka/files/original/f018027568900f5da8ae21b79d8a9465 6b164780bf80f78f533397bf4a6a3451 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Brooklyn CORE Description An account of the resource Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource cover of 'The Bust Book', written by Brooklyn SCORE chairman Eleanor Stein with others Subject The topic of the resource Columbia University CORE members Description An account of the resource This is the cover illustration for 'The Bust Book' written by Brooklyn SCORE chairman Eleanor Stein with other members of the Weather Underground. Stein is listed in the credits as Eleanor Raskin, her first married name. Although a student at Columbia Law School during the 1968 student rebellion at Columbia University, she received her law degree from Queens College of the City University of New York. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Big Bust Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grove Press/Evergreen Black Cat Book Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1970 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant New York City, Columbia University, 1968 congress of racial equality core Weather Underground https://corenyc.org/omeka/files/original/1718ee046b1847fb7f56fe63577d46e0.tiff 1ef9c66801cdaa37715125c56d3c9ae7 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Brooklyn CORE Description An account of the resource Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource photo of Brooklyn SCORE chairman Eleanor Stein Subject The topic of the resource Brooklyn CORE members Description An account of the resource This is a photo of founding member and Brooklyn SCORE chairman Eleanor Stein. In the photo, she is a law student at Columbia University in the late 1960's. An Erasmus High School student when he helped found the student chapter of Brooklyn CORE, she was involved with Brooklyn CORE’s campaign against Ebinger’s Bakery and attended the March on Washington. As a student at Columbia University’s Law School, she was a spokesman for the SDS group during the student rebellion at Columbia University in 1968. She was among the SDS members that broke away to form the Weathermen which became the Weather Underground. She married twice and changed her name to Eleanor Raskin and Eleanor Jones. She changed her name several other times when she lived in the run under assumed aliases to avoid arrest for her membership in the Weatherman. She eventually went back to school got her law degree and has been working as a judge in upstate New York. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived A Radical Line: From the Labor Movement to the Weather Underground, One Family's Century of Conscience by Thai Jones Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Free Press Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Eleanor Stein, Thai Jones brooklyn core Brooklyn SCORE civil rights movement congress of racial equality core Weather Underground Weathermen