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7C.O.R.E (Congress of Racial Equality)
By: Norris Campbell
Troubles
Troubles Membership shortage Financial problems Farmer stepped down
from office 1966 Replacement Floyd
Kissick Endorsed the term “Black
Power”
Trouble cont. Kissick retires 1968 Roy Innis becomes
National Director of C.O.R.E group 1968 Embraced the
organization’s ideology of realistic nationalism
Lent support to the black economic development
Development
Development Founded by James Farmer,
George Houser, James Robinson, and Bernice Fisher
1942 Committee of Racial Equality
“ Anyone who believes in equality of all people can work to the ultimate goal of equality around the world.”
Inspiration
InspirationWant to apply non-violence
as a tactic against segregation.
Believed that civil disobedience can be used by all
War Without Violence By Krishanalal Shridharani Outlined Gandhi's procedure of non-
violent campaign
Campaigns
Campaign(s) Set up bus ride for
equality “Freedom Rides”
March on Washington to Lincoln Memorial Led over 250,000
people on the march Summer Plan to end
political disenfranchisement in the south
Around the world
Around the world
Supported the Ugandan military
Branch in Uganda, Africa Fiona Kobusingye director
Organized a 300 mile walk across Uganda in 2007
Questions
Bibliographyhttp://www.core-online.org/History/history.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congress_of_Racial_Equality
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAcore.htm
http://www.africanaonline.com/orga_core.htm
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