5.+James+Farmer+and+the+Congress+of+Racial+Equality+(CORE)

===I, as an African American, find James Farmer to be a great political figure. He established the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) in 1942, which forced civil rights for blacks. I heard that he was influenced by a black professor of theology at Howard University. The professor was Howard Thurman. Thurman introduced James Farmer to the Fellowship of Reconcilliation (FOC), which was a group that supported pacifism and racial equality. After joining this group, Farmer became very interested and involved with the need for blacks to have equal civil rights. The FOC inspired him to create CORE. When he expressed the idea, the people who took part in this new program were his fellow FOC members; George Houser, Bernice Fisher, and Homer Jack(CORE). They attended sit ins and organized pick it lines with his group, but his efforts were overlooked(Facts on File). CORE was spread throughout the U.S. to knock down discrimination barriers and also segregation between whites and blacks in Northern cities(American History).===



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Works Cited:

Girard, Philippe R. "Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)." //Encyclopedia of American History: Postwar United States, 1946 to 1968//, vol. 9. New York: Facts On File, Inc., 2003. //American History Online//. Facts On File, 19 Mar. 2009.

Glankler, William L."Farmer, James."//Encyclopedia of American History: Contemporary United States, 1969 to the Present//, vol. 10. New York: Facts On File, Inc., 2003. //American History Online//. Facts On File, 19 Mar. 2009

"Congress of Racial Equality." __American History__. 2009. ABC-CLIO. 19 Mar. 2009 <[]>.