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This is a xeroxed photo of a Harlem CORE Black Power banner outside of Harlem CORE headquarters on 135th st. , surrounded by supporters and members of Harlem CORE

This is a segment of my interview with James Robinson, one of the founders of CORE. He was 90 years old at the time of this interview in 2009.
Here, he speaks on New York CORE chairman Clarence Funnye who he worked closely with and was described…

These are Department of Justice documents indicating that CORE was under daily surveillance. They show that on any given day, the DOJ were keeping tabs on CORE demonstrations across the United States in 1963. New York on some days would have as many…

These are the first two pages of the FBI's COINTELPRO (counter intelligence program) report. I have included these two pages because they show how the FBI categorized CORE as a Black extremist organization/ hate group and thereby a threat to the…

This is a xeroxed photo of Harlem CORE, Doris Innis, Her work is highly significant in terms of the documentation of Harlem CORE's history and philosophy.
She was the editor for all of its publications, from its earliest newsletters, 'New York…

This is a photo of Duane 'Dog' Chapman, of the reality TV show "Dog, the Bounty Hunter", at a CORE ceremony. In 2007, he gained a different type of notoriety for referring to his son's Black girlfriend as a 'nigger' more than a half dozen times in a…

This is a photo of New York CORE member Susan Wells and her husband, John, in their Manhattan apartment. Susan was a member of the Executive Committee and served as the executive secretary for Gladys Harrington.
She joined CORE when she was…

This is a photo of Dr. Evelyn Rich, PhD (more commonly known as Evie Rich) and her husband Marv Rich. Mrs. Rich was an early member of New York CORE from the mid-1950's and stayed with the chapter briefly after it moved to Harlem. Marv was…

This is a still from the documentary 'Eyes on the Prize' of well known poet Sonia Sanchez (and NYU alumni), who was an early New York CORE member during the Gladys Harrington tenure. She attended the March on Washington and saw Malcolm X speak in…

This is a photo of the Harlem born documentary film maker, St. Claire Bourne, who was a member of Harlem CORE in the late 1960's (and perhaps early 1970's?). He organized Black film festivals with Harlem CORE to help raise funds for the group. He…