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This site was created as a final project for a sociology class focusing on US movements for social justice. It has no affiliation with the Congress of Racial Equality. All of the people and events profiled are real historical events. All of the information here was gathered from the following sources:

Bibliography:

Running Summary of Incidents:

  • http://www.crmvet.org/docs/64_fs_incidents.pdf
About:
  • “The History of CORE.” The History of CORE. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 May 2013. <http://www.core-online.org/History/history.htm>.
  • “What Is CORE?” What Is CORE? N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Apr. 2013. <http://www.core-online.org/Features/what-is-core.htm>.

Leadership:

  • “Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin.” PBS. PBS, 20 Jan. 2003. Web. 24 Apr. 2013.
  • “CORE Leadership.” Congress of Racial Equality. CORE, n.d. Web. 24 Apr. 2013.
  • “King Institute Encyclopedia.” King Institute Encyclopedia. Stanford, n.d. Web. 24 Apr. 2013.
Partnerships:
  • “National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).” National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Apr. 2013. <http://mlk-kpp01.stanford.edu/index.php/encyclopedia/encyclopedia/enc_national_association_for_the_advancement_of_colored_people_naacp1/>.
  • “NAACP.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 04 July 2013. Web. 01 May 2013. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NAACP>.
  • “Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC).” Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Apr. 2013. <http://mlk-kpp01.stanford.edu/index.php/encyclopedia/encyclopedia/enc_student_nonviolent_coordinating_committee_sncc/>.
  • “Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 24 Apr. 2013. Web. 01 May 2013. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Student_Nonviolent_Coordinating_Committee>.
  • “Southern Christian Leadership Conference.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 28 Apr. 2013. Web. 01 May 2013.

Mississippi Freedom Summer:

  • “Freedom Summer.” Freedom Summer. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 May 2013. <http://core-online.org/History/freedom_summer.htm>.
  • http://www.crmvet.org/docs/fs64-1.pdf

The Freedom Rides:

  • Etheridge, Eric. “Breach of Peace.” Breach of Peace RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 May 2013. <http://breachofpeace.com/blog/>.
  • Etheridge, Eric, Roger Wilkins, and Diane McWhorter. Breach of Peace: Portraits of the 1961 Mississippi Freedom Riders. New York: Atlas &, 2008. Print.
  • “Freedom Rides.” Freedom Rides. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 May 2013. <http://mlk-kpp01.stanford.edu/index.php/encyclopedia/encyclopedia/enc_freedom_rides/>.
  • “The Freedom Rides.” The Freedom Rides. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 May 2013. <http://core-online.org/History/freedom rides.htm>.
  • “Veterans of the Civil Rights Movement — Images of a Peoples’ Movement.” Veterans of the Civil Rights Movement — Images of a Peoples’ Movement. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 May 2013. <http://www.crmvet.org/images/imgfr.htm>.

Journey of Reconciliation:

  • “Journey of Reconciliation.” Spartacus Educational. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 May 2013. <http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAjor.htm>.
  • “Journey of Reconciliation.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 19 Apr. 2013. Web. 01 May 2013. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journey_of_Reconciliation>.
  • “Remembering the Journey of Reconciliation.” Publishing the Long Civil Rights Movement RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 May 2013. <https://lcrm.lib.unc.edu/blog/index.php/2012/04/09/remembering-the-journey-of-reconciliation/>.

March on Washington:

  • “Lewis, “Speech at the March on Washington,” Speech Text.” Voices of Democracy. The U.S. Oratory Project, n.d. Web. 24 Apr. 2013.
Montgomery Bus Boycott: 
  • “Selected Stories from the Montgomery Advertiser Archives.” Montgomery Bus Boycott RSS. Montgomery Advertiser, n.d. Web. 24 Apr. 2013.

Sit-Ins

  • “Sit-Ins.” Civil Rights Movement 1955-1965:. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 May 2013.
  • “Chicago History Museum | Blog » Blog Archive » South Side Sit-In.” Chicago History Museum Blog RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Apr. 2013.

Brown vs. Board of Education

  • “The Quest for Education – Separate Is Not Equal.” The Quest for Education – Separate Is Not Equal. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 April 2013.
  • Norris, Michele. “The Woolworth Sit-In That Launched a Movement.” NPR. NPR, 01 Feb. 2008. Web. 27 April 2013.

Documents:

  • “Veterans of the Civil Rights Movement — Freedom Summer Documents.” Veterans of the Civil Rights Movement — Freedom Summer Documents. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 May 2013. <http://www.crmvet.org/docs/msfsdocs.htm>.