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photo of Yuri Kochiyama, 7 Arts CORE, after assassination of Malcolm X
This is a photo of 7 Arts CORE member Yuri Kochiyama (left page, glasses, black dress) cradling the head of Malcolm X just after he had been assassinated at the Audubon Ballroom on February 21, 1965.
The photo speaks to just how involved…
The photo speaks to just how involved…
photo of Suffolk County CORE chairman Calvin Cobb
This is a photo of Calvin Cobb, one of the founders of Suffolk County CORE and its first chairman. According to his obituary, his family were sharecroppers from South Carolina. A World War II veteran of the Air Force, he graduated from the City…
photo of Omar Abu Ahmed, East River CORE
This is a 1968 photo of East River CORE's last chairman Omar Abu Ahmed (right, bald head) standing next to SNCC chairman H. Rap Brown (left, sunglasses).
As an active member of Harlem CORE, Ahmed attended the March on Washington. He was one of…
As an active member of Harlem CORE, Ahmed attended the March on Washington. He was one of…
photo of Herman Ferguson, South Jamaica CORE, and Charles 37X Kenyatta
This is a 1967 photo of Charles 37X Kenyatta (left, helmet) and South Jamaica CORE's education chairman Herman Ferguson (right, shades, coat and tie). The photo was taken at the 2nd Black Power Conference in Newark, New Jersey.
Both are former…
Both are former…
photo of Herman Ferguson, South Jamaica CORE
This is a 1968 photo of Herman Ferguson. He was the education chairman of South Jamaica CORE (SJ CORE) but was not a member of CORE. His career as an activist, however, began with other members of CORE in Queens.
An assistant principal at PS 40…
An assistant principal at PS 40…
photo of East River CORE chairman Omar Abu Ahmed with Gloria Richardson at 2nd National Black Power Conference
This is a July 22, 1967 photo of East River CORE chairman Omar Abu Ahmed (white shirt, bald head) seated next to Gloria Richardson, leader of the Cambridge movement, at the 2nd National Black Power Conference in Newark, New Jersey.
Ahmed, one of…
Ahmed, one of…
letter from Malcolm X in support of James Farmer
This is a January 1965 letter from the Organization of Afro-American Unity to CORE's national director James Farmer in support of his actions with the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. It is signed by Malcolm X.
COINTELPRO document with Herman Fergsuon and Charles 37X Kenyatta
This is a document from the Federal Bureau of Investigation's COINTELPRO program that discusses plans to attempt to convince Herman Ferguson, former education chairman of South Jamaica CORE, that Charles 37X Kenyatta, leader of the Harlem Mau Mau,…
article on CORE undercover police agent Ray Wood and assassination of Malcolm X
This is an explosive article which places undercover NYPD police officer Ray Wood at the assassination of Malcolm X. It also suggests an answer to one of the great mysteries surrounding the event - the identity of the second man who was arrested at…