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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 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 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.

This is the logo for CORE after they became a Black nationalist organization. It uses the colors of the traditional Black nationalist flag dating back to Marcus Garvey.

This is a photo of former Harlem Core leaders Innis (center) and Solomon (left) after they had become national director and associate national director. Waverly Yates (right, sitting on desk) here is the western regional director for CORE. He would…

This is a pamphlet given out at the 1967 National Conference on Black Power, a historic gathering of leaders in the Black Power movement. It contains National CORE Director Floyd Mckissick's speech to the gathering. It marks a strong shift to Black…

This is a photo of both Roy Innis (in the dashiki) and his successor/ protege as chairman of Harlem CORE (1968-1969), Victor Solomon (in the suit). Solomon went on to become the national associate director for CORE but eventually left over…