CORE was a civil rights activism group founded in 1942 in Chicago, Illinois. The organization was inspired by Mahatma Gandhi’s nonviolent resistance approach. The organization sponsored many of the Freedom Rides and helped organize the 1963 March on Washington. Anne works for CORE during her time in Canton.
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Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) Term Timeline in Coming of Age in Mississippi
The timeline below shows where the term Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) appears in Coming of Age in Mississippi. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 22
...threats. The organizations disagree on a strategy going forward, with the Congress of Racial Equality CORE and the SNCC advocating for more militant protests and the NAACP advocating for an increased...
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Chapter 23
CORE opens up an office in the city of Canton, Mississippi, which is far more dangerous...
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Anne and her fellow CORE workers move into the Freedom House. At a CORE rally, which is attended by 20...
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...Black teenagers days after the rally, many parents try to keep their children from attending CORE rallies. Anne is rattled by a visit from FBI agents. Soon after this, an unknown...
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One night, when a CORE volunteer’s brother overhears a threat to kill all the CORE workers, the volunteers hide all...
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...most of the ministers are “Toms,” after dedicating time to involving many important clergy members, CORE’s connection to the church deepens. Having gained this support, the Movement spirit picks up again....
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Chapter 25
...she is reminded of her own impoverished childhood. When Anne receives her first check from CORE, she spends it on clothes, books, and food for the children. Soon afterward, the CORE...
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...him. She declares, “from now on, I am my own God.” Anne returns to the CORE office and tells George that the community has been relying on prayer for too long...
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Chapter 26
...people attend. Anne is angry that the people won’t register to vote or work with CORE but will accept clothing from the drive. They refuse to write their names and addresses,...
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...to openly assault Black women more often. The Ku Klux Klan continues to threaten the CORE office and Anne fears that the threats will become a reality.
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Anne and the other female CORE residents, Lenora and Doris, are continually harassed by the police and other white people of...
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...young people whose “minds are susceptible to change.” When Anne shuts the windows of the CORE offices so the cops cannot see her run a meeting, she begins to be continually...
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...the low turnout disappoints Anne. On the final evening of the vote, she tells her CORE colleagues that she is planning to take a break. They don’t take her seriously, not...
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Chapter 28
...common with the people around her. Ready to re-enter the Movement, she begins canvassing the CORE chapter of New Orleans. She introduces her white canvassing partner, Erika, to Adline, who has...
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