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This is a photo of Clarence Funnye, New York CORE chairman from 1964 to 1965. He is also the brother of Harlem CORE member Doris Innis (aka Doris Funnye) and brother in law to Harlem CORE chairman Roy Innis.
Like his sister, Clarence was a member…

This is a segment of my interview with James Robinson, one of the founders of CORE. He was 90 years old at the time of this interview in 2009.
Here, he speaks on New York CORE chairman Clarence Funnye who he worked closely with and was described…

This is a xeroxed photo of Elaine Parker taken approx. 1970-1971. At the time, she was running for Adam Clayton Powell's old seat as district leader in the 74th Assembly District Part A. Her candidacy was endorsed by Harlem CORE. Her political party…

This is a xeroxed photo of Leonard DeChamps, 'son of Harlem CORE', the chapter's youngest chairman. Having first joined as a high school student, he had been mentored directly by previous chairmen Gladys Harrington, Roy Innis, Victor Solomon and…

This is a xeroxed photo of a pre-CORE Roy Innis, 1958. In the photo, he is working at the Bronx studio of the photographer responsible for the photo, Austin Hansen. Mr. Hansen relocated to 135th st. up the street from the CORE offices. The woman with…

This is a xeroxed photo of Phil Mann, Harlem CORE chairman (1975-77) taken from a 1971 issue of CORE magazine. The accompanying .pdf file contains his poetry published in the same issue.

This is a xeroxed photo of Jerome Smith, Harlem CORE chairman (1969-1970) and vice-chairman under Victor Solomon. He was born and raised in Harlem.
Along with Harlem CORE member Donald Elfe, he was also one of the leaders and founders of Central…

This is a film clip of Harlem CORE chairman Roy Innis in 1969 addressing a banker's industry conference in Hawaii. He, former Harlem CORE members and Jerome Smith, (Harlem CORE chairman 1969-1970), surprised everyone by demanding $6 billion dollars…

This is a photo of Elaine Parker, Harlem CORE co-chairman (1973-1975), and her husband, Leonard, in their Harlem apartment, 1991.

This is a photo of former New York CORE chairmen James Robinson(White man, glasses and picket sign) and Darwin Bolden (Black man, pork pie hat). Harlem CORE was originally referred to as New York CORE when the chapter was located on 42nd.…