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This is the cover of the April 23, 1964 issue of Jet magazine, one of the only weekly national Black magazines at the time. It features New York CORE member Mary Hamilton and her Supreme Court case which has come to be known as the 'Miss Mary' case.…

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"PHILADELPHIA, MS - JUNE 17: Cyril Boynes Jr., director of international affairs with the Congress of Racial Equality, takes a break from the Edgar Ray Killen Trial outside the Neshoba County Courthouse June 17, 2005 in…

This is a photo of New York CORE demonstrating at a Woolworth's on 125th street in 1960. This was one of the many demonstrations that were part of the larger nation wide protest CORE initiated in support of the student sit-in of the Woolworth's…

This is a photo of Sheila Michaels, one of the earliest members of New York CORE once the chapter (known as New York CORE) moved up to 125th street. Like Susan Brownmiller and Susan Wells (among others) she was involved in some of the early housing…

This is a photo of a young Sheila Michaels. She refers to the chapter in Harlem as New York CORE.

This is a photo of Thurgood Marshall Academy in 2009. It illustrates how the school is located in the same space as Harlem CORE's office was in the 1970's on 135th st.
The school's existence legitimizes the work of Harlem CORE, 40 years later. As…

This is a photo of Harlem CORE's office in the 1970's. It was located in the same suite as the national CORE offices at the corner of 135th st and Adam Clayton Powell Blvd. right above Small's Paradise, the legendary Harlem nightclub.
The space is…

This is a poster for the 1975 animated feature, 'Coon Skin', by Ralph Bakshi. Chairman Elaine Parker led Harlem CORE in attempts to shut down showings of this movie and stop it from appearing in theaters. The demonstrations were part of a larger CORE…

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…