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photo of Ollie Leeds, Brooklyn CORE chairman
This is a photo of the second Brooklyn CORE chairman Ollie Leeds (Black).
Leed's parents were from Grenada. He spent 3 1/2 years in the Army and was a decorated WWII veteran. He was also an early member of the Negro History Association.
He…
Leed's parents were from Grenada. He spent 3 1/2 years in the Army and was a decorated WWII veteran. He was also an early member of the Negro History Association.
He…
photo of Sheila Michaels, New York CORE
This is a photo of New York CORE member Sheila Michaels.
A member of the chapter both downtown and uptown she was involved in some of its early housing protests with Gladys Harrington. Shee also participated in the Route 40 Freedom Rides.
She…
A member of the chapter both downtown and uptown she was involved in some of its early housing protests with Gladys Harrington. Shee also participated in the Route 40 Freedom Rides.
She…
photo of Bob Gore, national CORE
This is a photo of Robert Gore of the national CORE office. Gore, like Bayard Rustin and George Houser, was a pacifist who originally came from the Fellowship of Reconciliation. He served as associate community relations director under Marv Rich in…
photo of Blyden Jackson, East River CORE
This is a 1962 newspaper photo of East River CORE chairman Blyden Jackson, with his wife at the time, Carmel Jackson. At the time the photo was taken he was the chairman of the New Haven, CT chapter of CORE. He also participated in the Route 40…
photo of Karin Berg, East River CORE
This is a photo of East River CORE member Karin Berg. In 1963, when Harlem CORE member Blyden Jackson lost to Marshall England in the election for Harlem CORE chairman, he and other Harlem CORE members split and formed their own CORE chapter, East…
Photo of CORE member Ed Lewinson
This is a photo of CORE member Professor Ed Lewinson (center) walking with his seeing eye dog. Dubbed 'the man who can't see race' because he was blind, he was first a member of New York CORE. He left the chapter not long after it moved to Harlem…
1961 arrest photo for Al Gordon, Brooklyn CORE, as Freedom Rider
This is the arrest photo for Brooklyn CORE member Al Gordon as a Freedom Rider. He also participated in the Route 40 Freedom Rides.
A Holocaust survivor, he was working as a history teacher in a Brooklyn public school at the time of his arrest.…
A Holocaust survivor, he was working as a history teacher in a Brooklyn public school at the time of his arrest.…
photo of Rioghan Kirchner and Dr. Barbara Wallace, Brooklyn CORE
This is a 1962 photo of Brooklyn CORE members Rioghan Kirchner (White) and Dr. Barbara Wallace (Black) being arrested at the Ebingers Bakery demonstration.
Wallace also participated in the Route 40 Freedom Rides.
Wallace also participated in the Route 40 Freedom Rides.
photo of Marv Rich
This is a photo of Marv Rich (right, coat and tie), the Community Relations Director for CORE, 2nd only to the national director James Farmer. A graduate of Washington University, he entered college about the same time he came into CORE at 16 years…