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This small cell provided the people for the beginnings of the Committee on Racial Equality which they soon renamed the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE). [1] James Farmer was among the co-founders. [2] The founding members of CORE were James Farmer, Bernice Fisher, George Houser, Homer A. Jack, James Russell Robinson, and Joe Guinn. [3]
The Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) is an African-American civil rights organization in the United States that played a pivotal role for African Americans in the civil rights movement. Founded in 1942, its stated mission is "to bring about equality for all people regardless of race, creed, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion ...
Roy Emile Alfredo Innis (June 6, 1934 – January 8, 2017) was an American activist and politician.He was National Chairman of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) [1] from 1968 until his death.
Co-founder of Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) George Mills Houser (June 2, 1916 – August 19, 2015) was an American Methodist minister , civil rights activist , and activist for the independence of African nations.
The Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) was the first activist group dedicated to non-violence founded in 1942 and based in Chicago. The newly formed Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) rapidly grew in prominence.
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Clarence Delmonte Funnyé was the chairman of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) in Harlem from 1964 to 1965. He staged a series of creative protests that promoted policies of radical integrationism and challenged "the exclusion of blacks in the media."
In November 1961, he founded the Syracuse chapter of Congress of Racial Equality. He was only the third Black faculty member at Syracuse. [3] [4] He later was a founder of the National Welfare Rights Organization. [5] He was listed on the Master list of Nixon's political opponents. [citation needed]