photo of New York CORE member Omar Abu Ahmed, East River CORE chairman
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photo of New York CORE member Omar Abu Ahmed, East River CORE chairman
Subject
New York CORE member
Description
This is a 1968 photo of New York CORE member Omar Abu Ahmed (right, bald head) standing next to SNCC chairman H. Rap Brown (left, sunglasses).
As an active member of New York CORE, Ahmed attended the March on Washington. He was also a founding member and a chairman of East River CORE. He was also a principal organizer for the National Black Power Conference held in Newark, New Jersey, 1967, the second of such Black Power conferences.
Mr. Ahmed passed in 2009.
As an active member of New York CORE, Ahmed attended the March on Washington. He was also a founding member and a chairman of East River CORE. He was also a principal organizer for the National Black Power Conference held in Newark, New Jersey, 1967, the second of such Black Power conferences.
Mr. Ahmed passed in 2009.
Source
New York Times
Publisher
New York Times
Date
Feb. 1968
Format
image, jpeg
Type
image
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Citation
"photo of New York CORE member Omar Abu Ahmed, East River CORE chairman," in Harlem CORE, Item #175, http://harlemcore.com/omeka/items/show/175 (accessed October 29, 2024).