Civil rights movements -- United States
Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Congress of Racial Equality Collected Records
Collection
Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-Congress of Racial Equality
Abstract
The Congress of Racial Equality was organized circa 1942 by an interracial group of University of Chicago students and theological seminary students, together with members of the Fellowship of Reconciliation (U.S.). The purpose of the organization was to eliminate all racial segregation and discrimination by means of interracial, direct nonviolent action. By 1966, CORE's official policy shifted to Black power and Black separatism while rejecting the former principles of non-violence. This...
Dates:
1942-1972
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
