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This is a xeroxed photo of Doris Innis, aka Doris Funnye, Harlem CORE member from its earliest days to its last.
Not only was she the wife of Harlem CORE chairman Roy Innis, she was the sister of the previous Harlem CORE chairman, Clarence…

This is a photo of New York CORE's 1963 City Hall sit-in.

This is a photo of New York CORE's 1963 City Hall sit-in.

This is a photo of New York CORE's 1963 City Hall sit-in. It is the second day of a hunger strike.
Seated on the right side is Stu Wechsler (White, glasses, second in line). At the time he was a member of New York CORE but had also been a member…

This is a photo of New York CORE's 1963 City Hall sit-in.

On the left side of the photo sitting with his back to the gate, facing the camera and holding a sign that says, 'Mayor Wagner, jobs in construction for all NOW!!' is Long Island CORE…

This is a photo of New York CORE's sit-in at City Hall during the summer of 1963. It was part of a larger series of campaigns initiated around the construction industry. At issue was the use of government funds by construction companies that would…

This is a photo of New York CORE's 1963 sit-in at the New York City office of Governor Nelson Rockefeller. In conjunction with the protests at City Hall, they are also participating in a hunger strike.
The original caption lists those in the…

This is a photo of New York CORE's 1963 sit-in at the New York City office of Governor Nelson Rockefeller. Here they have ended their hunger strike.
The original caption lists those in the photo as, left to right: Raymond Gardner, Vicki Morris,…

This is a photo of a CORE member being arrested for their participation in the protest at the office of New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller. The CORE member is unidentified.

This is a 1960 photo of New York CORE chairman Gladys Harrington (Black female) with James Peck (White male) and Rioghan Kirchner (White female). It was taken at that summer's 'Fast for Freedom' at the Statue of Liberty in support of the Woolworth…