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This is a xeroxed photo of Elaine Parker taken approx. 1970-1971. At the time, she was running for Adam Clayton Powell's old seat as district leader in the 74th Assembly District Part A. Her candidacy was endorsed by Harlem CORE. Her political party…

This is a xeroxed photo of Leonard DeChamps, 'son of Harlem CORE', the chapter's youngest chairman. Having first joined as a high school student, he had been mentored directly by previous chairmen Gladys Harrington, Roy Innis, Victor Solomon and…

This is a xeroxed photo of a pre-CORE Roy Innis, 1958. In the photo, he is working at the Bronx studio of the photographer responsible for the photo, Austin Hansen. Mr. Hansen relocated to 135th st. up the street from the CORE offices. The woman with…

This is an ad for the elementary school started by CORE in the South Bronx in the late 1970's. The school is the result of Harlem CORE's ideas in the late 1960's on creating an independent educational system specifically for Blacks. Notice how Harlem…

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 xeroxed photo of Harlem CORE members in their office space, taken during the mid-late 1970's. The woman on the right with the dark blazer and afro is wearing a CORE pin in her lapel.

This is a xeroxed photo of Harlem CORE's day care center workers and children, presumably taken in the mid-late 1970's.

This is a photo of Harlem CORE member Ralph Poynter with his wife well known human rights attorney Lynne Stewart.

Like South Jamaica CORE's Herman Ferguson, Poynter when interviewed stated he was never a member of CORE in that he did not…

A photo of the CORE magazine cover from 1970. This was their national newsletter/magazine after Innis took power. James Farmer, Floyd McKissick and Innis, the Black national chairmen of CORE are shown here on red, black and green background, the…

A photo of Rights and Reviews cover (1967 issue), Harlem CORE's in house journal, edited by Doris Innis. This issue contains a piece by Annette Rubinstein who at the time was an NYU instructor. It also contains an essay on Harlem CORE's proposal…