James Farmer
CORE Congress of racial equality. African Americans in the military, Mexican Americans in wartime and the Japanese Americans in the War effort: Japanese American Citizens League.Read more: What_events_show_the_persistence_of_racial_tension_during_World_War_2
The Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) was formed in 1942 to advocate for civil rights and combat racial segregation and discrimination in the United States. Founded by a group of activists, CORE aimed to employ nonviolent direct action and grassroots organizing to challenge systemic racism and promote social change. The organization played a significant role in various civil rights movements, including the Freedom Rides and voter registration drives, seeking to achieve racial equality through peaceful means.
Dr. King said that America would be satisfied with racial equality and treating others equally. He stated that until you have racial equality, America will never be satisfied. In a sense, he was right in his predictions of racial unrest in the country.
They passed the Fourteenth and Fifteenth amendments to guarantee equality under the law and the right to vote. Both amendments counteracted efforts by the President, the southern states, and the courts to block Congress's Reconstruction program.
David Walker was a 19th century African American anti slavery activist and a vocal advocate of black unity and racial equality. While living in Boston, Massachusetts he authored 'An Appeal to the Colored Citizens of the World', in which he pleaded with African Americans to unite for the cause of racial equality. His published appeal had a profound effect on the abolition campaign and is today considered an important and influential political and social document of the time.
The Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) was founded in 1942 as the Committee of Racial Equality
an organization founded by James Leonard Farmer in 1942 to work for racial equality
1942
James Farmer
"Congress of Racial Equality"
CORE is an organization founded by James Leonard Farmer in 1942 to work for racial equality Synonym: Congress of Racial Equality
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James Farmer co-founded the Congress of Racial Equality in 1942. The organization aimed at "erasing the color line through methods of direct nonviolent action."
Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)
Civil rights leader who founded the Congress of Racial Equality
Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)
He organized the Congress for Racial Equality