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This ia a photo of City Councilman Larry Seabrook, former Harlem CORE member.
'In 2001, New York City Councilman Larry B. Seabrook made history as the first African American to hold office in three legislative branches: New York State Assembly…

This is a xeroxed photo of Harlem CORE member Mary Dennison. She participated in the IS 201 protests and later became the associate national director of 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 a Harlem CORE member at a demonstration, 1966

This is a photo of a Harlem CORE member on the picket line 1966. It is refereeing to the attempted assassination of James Meredith during his March Against Fear in June 1966. The response by CORE and SNCC specifically is noted by many historians as…