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radio interview of Sheila Michaels speaking on New York CORE member Mary Hamilton
This is a 2013 interview with New York CORE member Sheila Michaels about fellow member Mary Hamilton. The story focuses on Mary Hamilton's Supreme Court case which forced the courts to address Blacks by their last names. At the time it was customary…
photo of New York CORE member Gloria Bouknight
This is a 1963 photo of New York CORE member Gloria Bouknight at the Harlem hospital demonstration. This is one of the most well known photos of a civil rights demonstration in New York City. Often reproduced on covers and in books on the movement,…
1961 arrest photo for Gloria Bouknight as Freedom Rider
This is the 1961 arrest photo for CORE member Gloria Bouknight as a Freedom Rider in Jackson, Mississippi. Originally from the South, she lived in New York after the rides and was roommates with Sheila Michaels. She served as chair of the…
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