New York State Museum - From the Collections: Core Hat, c. 1963 The Congress on Racial Equality (CORE) was founded in Chicago in 1942 and later headquartered in New York City. The
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Congress of Racial Equality members carry picket signs outside Columbia University's John Jay Hall in support of employee demands for union representation] / World Telegram & Sun photo by Fred Palumbo.
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Florida Memory • Primary Source Set: Patricia and Priscilla Stephens and the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)
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Civil rights, original caption: 'Congress of Racial Equality conducts march in memory of Negro youngsters killed in Birmingham Stock Photo - Alamy
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