Legal Dept. records, 1960-1967.

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Legal Dept. records, 1960-1967.

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The series consists of records of the Congress of Racial Equality's (CORE) Legal Dept. from 1960-1967. The records include legal documents concerning the incorporation of CORE; New York court cases on discrimination; correspondence of Carl Rachlin (CORE attorney) and George Schiffer (N.Y. attorney); correspondence and reports pertaining to the CORE Scholarship, Education and Defense Fund; correspondence documenting CORE's 1965 demonstration at the World's Fair (New York City) and at the Niagara-Mohawk Power Corporation.

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New York World's Fair (1964-1965 : New York, N.Y.)

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Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation

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Congress of Racial Equality. Legal Dept.

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In 1942, the Fellowship of Reconciliation developed an interracial civil rights organization committed to nonviolent direct action and adopted the name Congress of Racial Equality (CORE). CORE established chapters in northern and western states throughout the 1940s, focusing primarily on desegregation of public facilities. During the 1950s, CORE groups formed in the southern and border states with primarily Black membership. By 1966, CORE's official policy shifted to Black power and...

Schiffer, George

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Rachlin, Carl

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