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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