(Re)connecting Brooklyn's History: Brooklyn CORE & the Fight for Justice
The (Re)connecting Brooklyn's History series brings the fascinating work of historians to an audience of students and educators through online presentations and resources for sustained engagement with local history topics.
CORE was a national, interracial organization with a commitment to nonviolent direct action, which became a major force in the struggle to end discrimination in the United States from 1942 through the 1960s. While the group raised awareness about civil rights campaigns in the south to end segregation, CORE also made clear that the problem of discrimination was equally a northern problem. The Brooklyn chapter of CORE brought awareness to the lack of public services in Black neighborhoods, led boycotts of businesses that failed to hire Black workers, protested the NYC board of education over segregated schools, and more.
In this talk, historian Brian Purnell, author of Fighting Jim Crow in the County of Kings: The Congress of Racial Equality in Brooklyn, will provide educators and students a glimpse of the history of direct action and organizing that defined CORE and has throughlines to social justice movements today.
Attendees are eligible for 1 CTLE credit.
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