Regional office and field staff files, 1957-1968.

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Regional office and field staff files, 1957-1968.

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The subseries consists of regional office and field staff files of the Congress of Racial Equality's (CORE) Organization Dept. from 1957-1968. The files include memoranda, correspondence, newsletters, printed material, and reports pertaining to activities of the three regional offices in the Northeast, South, and California. Materials document the Southern Regional Council Voter Education Project, the formation of a community center in Meridian, Mississippi, the National Action Council, housing and employment discrimination, CORE's 1965 demonstration at the World's Fair (New York City), education, and police brutality. The collection contains the correspondence of James T. McClain, Richard Haley, Ed Hollander, Ronnie Moore and David Dennis.

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

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Moore, Ronnie

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Haley, Richard, 1934-

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Congress of Racial Equality. Organization 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...

Dennis, David, 1940-

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Congress of Racial Equality. National Action Council.

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Hollander, E. H.

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McClain, James T.

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Voter Education Project (Southern Regional Council)

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