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This is a film clip of Harlem CORE chairman Roy Innis in 1969 addressing a banker's industry conference in Hawaii. He, former Harlem CORE members and Jerome Smith, (Harlem CORE chairman 1969-1970), surprised everyone by demanding $6 billion dollars…

This is a photo of New York CORE member Eva Kerr (looking up) and Mayor Wagner (in hat) at the 1963 City Hall protests. She led the group of protesters who sat in at City Hall overnight.
In the photo, she is sitting next to another New York CORE…

This is a photo of Velma Hill, New York CORE member, leader in the City Hall protests of 1963 and the city wide school boycotts of 1964. She is married to Norman Hill National CORE leader.

According to David Evanier, "Velma Hill earned her M.E.D.…

This is a photo of Harlem CORE member Wendell Rachell (approx. 1966-71) sitting in his bedroom, Lower East Side (NYC), in the early 1970's.
After leaving Harlem CORE, he became an activist on the Lower East Side. He and another Harlem CORE member…

This is a photo of Harlem CORE member Wendell Rachell (in the white sweater) with a neighbor on the Lower East Side. Taken at his son's birthday party, early 1970's.
He was a member of Harlem CORE from approximately 1966-1971.

This is a photo of Harlem CORE member (approx. 1966-71) Wendell Rachell, in his apartment, in the early 1970's Lower East Side (NYC). He was on the Education Committee during the IS 201 protests which he also participated in. He also worked on …

This is an ad from the Amsterdam News, the paper that documented Harlem CORE better than any other periodical, from 1966. This is included because the chapter is listed here as Harlem CORE (as opposed to New York CORE) and lists the address to their…

A photo of President George W. Bush speaking at CORE ceremony right before the 2000 presidential elections. He was widely accused of stealing this election by illegally denying the right to vote to Blacks in Florida. He represents everything that…

This is a poster of the Ali-Frazier fight in 1971 created by CORE. It is an advertisement for their closed circuit event at the Harlem Armory. It was billed the first major sporting events to benefit the Black community and was a fund raising event…

This is a photo of protest posters, signs for Harlem CORE 1966 march in support of James Meredith's March Against Fear.