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Telegram relaying information about events in Bogalusa, Louisiana and encouraging Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) chapters to protest in their cities. The message shares that hundreds of KKK members interrupted the protests in Bogalusa and…

Telegram from the Congress of Racial Equality's director, James Farmer, encouraging Harold Brown to communicate with his local representatives about the importance of the Civil Rights Bill.

Congressman Lionel Van Deerlin's written confirmation that he is supporting the Civil Rights Bill in the House of Representatives.

Telegram from Val Coleman, Community Relations Officer for the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), sharing information regarding Dick Gregory's visit to San Diego.

The first African American San Diego to win Miss San Diego posing with flowers.

Transcript of a meeting with various representatives from San Diego Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) and San Diego Gas & Electric. Participants discuss the demands made by CORE, in particular the request that SDG&E increase the number of black…

Untitled list of names, possibly representative of the split in San Diego Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) between alleged members of the Socialist Workers Party and Communist Party and the remainder of the chapter.

Protesters outside of the Bank of America in Downtown San Diego.

A woman holding a sign which reads: "We save here, we want to work here" at a Bank of America protest in Downtown San Diego.