24 items found
Collection ID is exactly "40" AND Subject - Corporate contains "Congress of racial equality"
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Letter from James R. Robinson to Lottie Houston and Marion Hamilton, April 3, 1960

Letter from James R. Robinson to Lottie Houston and Marion Hamilton, April 3, 1960

Date
1960-04-03
Description
Letter from James R. Robinson, executive secretary of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), to Lottie Houston and Marion Hamilton, the mother and stepfather of Patricia and Priscilla Stephens, detailing the importance of the sisters' activism, explaining his time in jail and providing clippings about the Woolworth's boycott in Tallahassee.
Collection
Nonviolence in Theory and in Action, Congress of Racial Equality, Miami, 1960

Nonviolence in Theory and in Action, Congress of Racial Equality, Miami, 1960

Date
1960
Description
Promotional brochure describing the purpose of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) Interracial Training Institute and nonviolent demonstration methods and requesting donations. The institute was held in Miami from August 14 to September 5, 1960.
Collection
This is CORE Pamphlet, ca. 1957

This is CORE Pamphlet, ca. 1957

Date
1957 (circa)
Description
A pamphlet about the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) describing different CORE tactics for non-violent direct action, the principles of CORE, the structure of National CORE, what National CORE does, the structure of local CORE chapters, how someone can join CORE and how CORE is financed.
Collection
CORE Rules for Action Pamphlet, ca. 1957

CORE Rules for Action Pamphlet, ca. 1957

Date
1957 (circa)
Description
A pamphlet about the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) and their principle of non-violent direct action that includes guarantees of the individual to the group and guarantees from the local group to the individual.
Collection
Miami Interracial Action Institute Summary and Evaluation, 1959

Miami Interracial Action Institute Summary and Evaluation, 1959

Date
1959
Description
This report contains a summary of action at the institute written by Susan Boden. She writes about institute members testing Miami lunch counters, movie theaters and public transportation to see if African-American Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) members would be served. Sit-ins were held at Jackson Byron's department store and Grant's. In each instance, CORE members were not served. James R. Robinson of CORE wrote an evaluation of the institute which includes sections about the concept and aims of the institute; preparatory work; selections of participants; functioning of the institute; evaluations made by institute members, and conclusions and suggestions for future institutes.
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The Core of the Matter Newsletter, Tallahassee, July 1963

The Core of the Matter Newsletter, Tallahassee, July 1963

Date
1963-07
Description
The Core of the Matter newsletter, volume 1, number 2, published by the Tallahassee Committee of Racial Equality, with information about student stand-ins at movie theaters; a description of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE); a reprint of a telegram sent by Patricia Stephens Due of CORE to President John F. Kennedy requesting that no federal funds be used to celebrate St. Augustine's 400th anniversary because it would be a "celebration of 400 years of slavery and segregation;" and other news about CORE's activities.
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CORE Press Release About Five Jailed Student Leaders Receiving Gandhi Award, 1960

CORE Press Release About Five Jailed Student Leaders Receiving Gandhi Award, 1960

Date
1960-06-29
Description
Press release from CORE noting the five recipients of the Gandhi Award: Barbara and John Broxton, William Larkins and Patricia and Priscilla Stephens. These five students served a 49-day jail sentence after being arrested during a sit-in demonstration at Woolworth's lunch counter in Tallahassee.
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"Don't Buy at Shell's City," Congress of Racial Equality Flier, Miami, ca. 1960

"Don't Buy at Shell's City," Congress of Racial Equality Flier, Miami, ca. 1960

Date
1960 (circa)
Description
Flier boycotting Shell's City for refusing to serve African-Americans at its lunch counter. The flier encourages people to write to Shell's City's manager, George McKelvey, so he will change the discriminatory policy.
Collection
"Why Buy at Shell's City Supermarket?" Congress of Racial Equality Flier, Miami, ca. 1960

"Why Buy at Shell's City Supermarket?" Congress of Racial Equality Flier, Miami, ca. 1960

Date
1960 (circa)
Description
Flier boycotting Shell's City for refusing to serve African-Americans at its lunch counter. Eighteen white and African-American demonstrators were arrested at Shell's City as a result of a sit-in. The flier encourages people to write to Shell's City's manager, George McKelvey, so he will drop the charges against the demonstrators and change the discriminatory policy.
Collection
Florida Free Press Newsletter, November 20, 1964

Florida Free Press Newsletter, November 20, 1964

Date
1964-11-20
Description
Florida Free Press newsletter, number 17, published by the North Florida Citizenship Education Project. This newsletter features stories about Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) activities in North Florida, voter registration drives and other news.
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Identifier Title Type Subject Thumbnail
n2015-1_b002_f01_05Letter from James R. Robinson to Lottie Houston and Marion Hamilton, April 3, 1960TextBoycotts
Imprisonment
Race relations
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n2015-1_b003_f07_01Nonviolence in Theory and in Action, Congress of Racial Equality, Miami, 1960TextRace relations
Civil rights--Political aspects
Nonviolence
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n2015-1_b003_f07_02This is CORE Pamphlet, ca. 1957TextNonviolence--Philosophy
Civil rights movements
African Americans--Civil rights
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n2015-1_b003_f07_11CORE Rules for Action Pamphlet, ca. 1957TextNonviolence--Philosophy
Civil rights movements
African Americans--Civil rights
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n2015-1_b003_f07_15Miami Interracial Action Institute Summary and Evaluation, 1959TextRace relations
Civil rights--Social aspects
Nonviolence
African Americans--Civil rights
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n2015-1_b003_f16_17The Core of the Matter Newsletter, Tallahassee, July 1963TextRace relations
Civil rights--Social aspects
Nonviolence
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n2015-1_b003_f16_18CORE Press Release About Five Jailed Student Leaders Receiving Gandhi Award, 1960TextRace relations
Civil rights--Social aspects
Nonviolence
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n2015-1_b003_f16_25"Don't Buy at Shell's City," Congress of Racial Equality Flier, Miami, ca. 1960TextRace relations
Civil rights--Social aspects
Boycotts
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n2015-1_b003_f17_28"Why Buy at Shell's City Supermarket?" Congress of Racial Equality Flier, Miami, ca. 1960TextRace relations
Civil rights--Social aspects
Boycotts
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n2015-1_b003_f17_74Florida Free Press Newsletter, November 20, 1964TextRace relations
Civil rights--Social aspects
Nonviolence
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