Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) Papers, 1959-1976
- Location: McKeldin Library
Call Number: Microfilm E185.61.C66 - Congress of Racial Equality. Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) Papers,
1959-1976.
80 Reels.
Description
This collection contains the papers of COREis Western and Southern Regional Offices and the records of the Scholarship, Education and Defense Fund for Racial Equality (SEDFRE).
Materials are organized in their original record groups within the following sections:
- Western Regional Office, 1962-1965
- Southern Regional Office, 1959-l966
- Scholarship, Educational and Defense Fund for Racial Equality, 1960-1976.
- Series A: Administrative Files
- Series B: Leadership Development Files
- Series C: Legal Department Files
The guides must be used for access to this collection. They do not contain subject indexes.
During the 1960s, CORE was instrumental in the battle against segregation and disenfranchisement in the South, and police brutality as well as discrimination in the North. Its methods were based on Ghandian nonviolent direct action. CORE played a major role in mobilizing grassroots activists during this period.
Index/Guide
The following source provides more detailed information about the contents of each microfilm reel in the collection:
- REF E185.61.C66 GUIDE PARTS 1-3
- Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) Papers . August Meler and Elliott Rudwick, consulting editors.
