CORE-CONGRESS OF RACIAL EQUALITY

WHAT did CORE do?

• Black nationalism and seperatism
• Challenged racial segregation in CPS
• Started locally in Chicago then spreaded
• Played a private in the African-American civil rights movement

WHAT IMPACT DID CORE HAVE ON SOCIETY?

• That no matter what people say do what you believe is right
• Stand up for what you believe in

DID YOU KNOW?

• 3 of the Core member were killed by KKK members
• Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner

Why did CORE start?

• The founders believed it was time for a change
• African-Americans needed to be equal