n2015-1_b003_f07_02 | This is CORE Pamphlet, ca. 1957 | text | Nonviolence--Philosophy Civil rights movements African Americans--Civil rights | /fmp/selected_documents/thumbnails/n2015-1_b003_f07_02.jpg |
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.
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n2015-1_b003_f16_17 | The Core of the Matter Newsletter, Tallahassee, July 1963 | text | Race relations Civil rights--Social aspects Nonviolence | /fmp/selected_documents/thumbnails/n2015-1_b003_f16_17.jpg |
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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n2015-1_b003_f07_01 | Nonviolence in Theory and in Action, Congress of Racial Equality, Miami, 1960 | text | Race relations Civil rights--Political aspects Nonviolence | /fmp/selected_documents/thumbnails/n2015-1_b003_f07_01.jpg |
n2015-1_b003_f07_15 | Miami Interracial Action Institute Summary and Evaluation, 1959 | text | Race relations Civil rights--Social aspects Nonviolence African Americans--Civil rights | /fmp/selected_documents/thumbnails/n2015-1_b003_f07_15.jpg |
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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n2015-1_b001_f11_49 | Memorandum from CORE Field Director Gordon Carey to Local Contacts and the Advisory Committee, ca. 1960 | text | Picketing Civil rights demonstrations Nonviolence | /fmp/selected_documents/thumbnails/n2015-1_b001_f11_49.jpg |
s756_b114_f01_05 | Memo from Melba Harmon to Bill Norris Regarding Civil Rights Picket, 1964 | text | Civil rights demonstrations Nonviolence Picketing | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/collections/broadsides/thumbnails/s756_b114_f01_05_01.jpg |
Memo from Melba Harmon to Bill Norris Regarding Civil Rights Picket, 1964
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- 1964-06-26
- Description
- Memorandum from Melba Harmon to Florida Highway Patrolman Bill Norris regarding civil rights protests at the Capitol building. The Tallahassee chapter of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) planned to picket at the Capitol each weekday from 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. indefinitely.
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n2015-1_b001_f10_24 | "How to Practice Non-Violence" Pamphlet, ca. 1960 | text | Nonviolence--Philosophy Nonviolence--Psychological aspects Civil rights movements--Public opinion | /fmp/selected_documents/thumbnails/n2015-1_b001_f10_24.jpg |
n2015-1_b003_f17_74 | Florida Free Press Newsletter, November 20, 1964 | text | Race relations Civil rights--Social aspects Nonviolence | /fmp/selected_documents/thumbnails/n2015-1_b003_f17_74.jpg |
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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n2015-1_b001_f10_27 | Fellowship of Reconciliation Flier, ca. 1960 | text | Civil rights movements--Public opinion Nonviolence--Philosophy Nonviolence--Moral and ethical aspects | /fmp/selected_documents/thumbnails/n2015-1_b001_f10_27.jpg |
Fellowship of Reconciliation Flier, ca. 1960
- Date
- 1960 (circa)
- Description
- Flier from the Fellowship of Reconciliation outlining the mission of the organization and the tactics of non-violence used by the group.
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n2015-1_b003_f13_09 | FAMU News Special, Tallahassee, October 21, 1963 | text | Race relations Civil rights--Social aspects Nonviolence African Americans--Civil rights | /fmp/selected_documents/thumbnails/n2015-1_b003_f13_09.jpg |
FAMU News Special, Tallahassee, October 21, 1963
- Date
- 1963-10-21
- Description
- News special relating the sleep-in demonstrations of three FAMU students who were protesting the suspension of fellow students Patricia Stephens Due and Rubin Kenon.
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