Congress of Racial Equality
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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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Congress of Racial Equality canonical | 32 |
| Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil rights organization
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nonprofit organization ⓘ |
| advocated |
African American voting rights
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desegregation of interstate bus travel ⓘ desegregation of public accommodations ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
NAACP
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surface form:
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Southern Christian Leadership Conference ⓘ Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| focusArea |
human rights
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racial justice ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| founded | 1942 ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Bayard Rustin
ⓘ
Bernice Fisher ⓘ George Houser ⓘ George Wiley ⓘ Homer Jack ⓘ James Farmer ⓘ James Robinson ⓘ |
| foundedIn |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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surface form:
Chicago
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| hasAbbreviation | CORE ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| ideology |
civil rights movement
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nonviolent direct action ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Mahatma Gandhi ⓘ |
| keyEvent |
Freedom Rides
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surface form:
1961 Freedom Rides
|
| leader |
Floyd McKissick
ⓘ
James Farmer ⓘ Roy Innis ⓘ |
| movement | American civil rights movement ⓘ |
| notableCampaign |
Freedom Rides
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sit-ins ⓘ voter registration drives ⓘ |
| notableFor | pioneering nonviolent direct action in the U.S. civil rights movement ⓘ |
| opposed | Jim Crow laws ⓘ |
| organized |
Freedom Rides
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boycotts ⓘ lunch counter sit-ins ⓘ picket lines ⓘ wade-ins ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
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surface form:
1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
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| purpose |
ending racial discrimination
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ending racial segregation ⓘ promoting racial equality ⓘ |
| religiousInfluence | Christian pacifism ⓘ |
| stateFoundedIn | Illinois ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfActivity |
1940s
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1950s ⓘ 1960s ⓘ |
Referenced by (33)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
American South (mid-20th century civil rights era)
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Congress of Racial Equality
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Greyhound bus station site (Anniston, Alabama)
this entity surface form:
Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)