This is a September 15, 1962 photo of Brooklyn CORE members dumping trash on the steps of Brooklyn's Borough Hall as part of the chapter's Operation Cleansweep. The Brooklyn CORE in the photo are currently unidentified.
This is a photo of a Long Island CORE member being arrested for his part in the chapter's July 4, 1963 demonstration at Jones Beach. The chapter was protesting in order to gain jobs for Blacks and Puerto Ricans in the Long Island State Park…
This is a photo of Long Island CORE members demonstrating in front of the parking lot of Jones Beach Park on July 4, 1963.
They were protesting in order to gain jobs for Black sand Puerto Ricans Negroes and Puerto Ricans with the Long Island State…
This is a photo of Long Island CORE Lincoln Lynch during his time in Great Britain's Royal Air Force. Originally from a Jamaica, he served during World War II and achieved the rank of sergeant. He was in the RAF for ten years before he finally…