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This is a 1969 photo of Harlem CORE chairman Jerome Smith (center). To his right, standing, is Waverly Yates, then the Northeast Regional chair. To his left, sitting is Long Island CORE chairman Lamar Cox. The meeting was in response to the…

This is a photo of Harlem CORE vice chairman James Howard (front, covering face) and Bronx CORE member of Rupert Boynes (hat, beard). They are doing the ‘perp walk’ after having been arrested for kidnapping, assault and unlawful imprisonment.…

This is a 1963 photo of Harlem CORE chairman Gladys Harrington with Herman Ferguson (far right). To her left is Merle Stewart, to her right is legendary NYC disc jockey Hal Jackson, a friend of the Harlem CORE. His name also appears on the…

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

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

This is a photo of Harlem CORE's 1963 City Hall sit-in. It is the second day of a hunger strike.

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

This is a photo of Harlem 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 not…

This is a photo of Harlem 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 photo…

This is a photo of Harlem 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,…