Congress of Racial Equality
Today in class we had a group presentation that covered many topics during the Harlem Renaissance. Each team member covered a certain topic during the time period. The topic or group I chose to cover is the Congress of Racial Equality also known as C.O.R.E. C.O.R.E was a group of inneracial students founded in 1942 at the University of Chicago campus. The group started off with four founding fathers. The founding fathers were James Farmer, Georger Houser, Bayard Rustin, and Bernice Fischer. Gandhi, the Indian lawyer and biggest political figure in history, is the group's biggest influencer. Gandhi was known for his peaceful protests which C.O.R.E. would follow. For instance, they would promote sit-ins and non-violent forms of protest to get their word spread. The goal was to integrate into Chicago restaurants and businesses. In 1955, C.O.R.E traveled to the south and promoted even more non-violence training to the people in need. The group quickly became...
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