Historical Organization
Congress of Racial Equality
Congress of Racial Equality
Also known as: CORE
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Organization Timeline
The Journey of Reconciliation tests the interstate bus ruling
📅 9 April 1947An interracial group began the Journey of Reconciliation through the Upper South to test compliance with the Morgan decision. Riders challenged segregated seating and faced arrests and hostility....
The Friendship Nine advance the jail-no-bail tactic
📅 31 January 1961Black protesters sat at a segregated lunch counter in Rock Hill, South Carolina. Nine accepted imprisonment rather than paying fines after their convictions. Their choice challenged the financial...
Freedom Riders leave Washington to challenge interstate segregation
📅 4 May 1961An interracial group organized by CORE departed Washington by bus to test compliance with federal desegregation rulings. Riders challenged segregated seating and terminal facilities across the...
Racist attacks target Freedom Riders in Alabama
📅 14 May 1961White mobs attacked Freedom Riders in Anniston and Birmingham; a bus was burned outside Anniston. The violence sought to prevent implementation of desegregation rights. Riders’ experiences exposed the...
Chaney, Goodman and Schwerner are murdered during Freedom Summer
📅 21 June 1964James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner were murdered in Mississippi while engaged in civil rights work. The killings involved white supremacists and local law-enforcement participation....
James Meredith is shot during his March Against Fear
📅 6 June 1966Meredith was wounded while walking through Mississippi to challenge intimidation and encourage Black political participation. Civil rights organizations continued the march after the attack. Their...