Antoine Perot's Briefcase
Dublin Core
Title
Antoine Perot's Briefcase
Subject
1960s, black economic development, CORE
Description
This collection contains documents
Creator
Antoine Perot, CORE, Ruth Turner, miscellaneous creaors
Source
Personal Papers of Antoine Perot
Publisher
Personal Papers of Antoine Perot
Date
1960s
Contributor
Multiple contributors
Rights
Intellectual ownership by individual creators, physical ownership belongs to Antoine Perot.
Format
paper documents as pdf images
Language
English
Type
ephemera
Identifier
Congress of Racial Equality
Coverage
Documents cover CORE's activities in Cleveland, black economic development, and national office post 1964 through 1969.
Collection Items
Appointment Calendar 1965-January 1966
Daily accounting of meetings and persons Perot met while performing his duties as Cleveland CORE member and Regional Field Representative for CORE.
CORE Chapters
Information on CORE chapters: including Cincinnati, Cleveland, Chicago, East St. Louis and Indianapolis
Civic Centers for Freedom: Cleveland Freedom School Proposal
Funding proposal by Cleveland CORE to run freedom schools. It was a prototype project which would serve akin to after school or alternate school program.
Invisible Walls
Analysis of economic, political, and social issues hindering black equality in Cleveland Ohio. Speech is given by Ruth Turner at the City Club
Genocide USA: A Blueprint for Black Survival
Documents the reasons why there should be black power. Particular attention is given to the various levels of oppression that Black Americans face in the country.
CORE Conventions 1966-1968
Letters, memos, registration forms, convention passes, and other materials related to CORE conventions from 1966 to 1968
Malcolm X: The Complexity of a Man in the Jungle
Joyce Ware, Northeast Regional Field Representative for CORE writes a memorandum on Malcolm X's impact on CORE and the civil rights movement even after his death.
Community Self Determination Bill
This is a collection of documents related to economic development and the Community Self-Determination Bill. Materials include a report from Urban Coalition, press releases, a miscellaneous document related to income inequality, and a letter from…
Draft Position Paper on President's Commission on Civil Disorder
CORE's response to President's Commission on Civil Disorders. Highlights need to assert a stronger understanding of racism as a structural problem within the United States.