Congress of Racial Equality

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civil rights organization nonprofit organization

The Congress of Racial Equality is a pioneering U.S. civil rights organization known for its nonviolent direct-action campaigns, including Freedom Rides and sit-ins, to challenge racial segregation and discrimination.

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	civil rights organization → nonprofit organization →
advocated	African American voting rights → desegregation of interstate bus travel → desegregation of public accommodations →
collaboratedWith	National Association for the Advancement of Colored People → Southern Christian Leadership Conference → Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee →
country	United States →
focusArea	human rights → racial justice → social justice →
founded	1942 →
foundedBy	Bayard Rustin → Bernice Fisher → George Houser → George Wiley → Homer Jack → James Farmer → James Robinson →
foundedIn	Chicago →
hasAbbreviation	CORE →
headquartersLocation	New York City →
ideology	civil rights movement → nonviolent direct action →
inspiredBy	Mahatma Gandhi →
keyEvent	1961 Freedom Rides →
leader	Floyd McKissick → James Farmer → Roy Innis →
movement	American civil rights movement →
notableCampaign	Freedom Rides → sit-ins → voter registration drives →
notableFor	pioneering nonviolent direct action in the U.S. civil rights movement →
opposed	Jim Crow laws →
organized	Freedom Rides → boycotts → lunch counter sit-ins → picket lines → wade-ins →
participatedIn	1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom →
purpose	ending racial discrimination → ending racial segregation → promoting racial equality →
religiousInfluence	Christian pacifism →
stateFoundedIn	Illinois →
status	active →
timePeriodOfActivity	1940s → 1950s → 1960s →

Referenced by (18)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bayard Rustin → Floyd McKissick → James Farmer →	memberOf
Freedom Rides → March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom →	organizedBy
Jim Zwerg →	affiliatedWith
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party →	alliedWith
Freedom Riders National Monument →	associatedWith
American South (mid-20th century civil rights era) →	associatedWithOrganization
James Robinson →	coFounded
James Farmer →	coFounderOf
1966 Meredith March Against Fear →	continuedBy
James Farmer →	employer
Council of Federated Organizations →	foundedBy
Council of Federated Organizations →	hasMember
Freedom Summer →	hasOrganizer
American civil rights movement →	keyOrganization
Charles Person →	wasMemberOf