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History of CORE
Information about the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), which "was founded in 1942 as the Committee of Racial Equality by an interracial group of students in Chicago." Includes information about the 1963 March on Washington, 1960 "sit-in" at Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, 1964 Freedom Summer, and more. Also includes information about key individuals such as James Chaney, Andy Goodman, and Michael Schwerner, who were killed in 1964 while working for CORE.
http://www.core-online.org/
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