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Congress Of Racial Equity 1964 Worlds Fair Black Civil Rights Protest Stall In

Description: DETAILS: Original pinback button issued by the Brooklyn chapter of the Congress For Racial Equity (CORE) for their planned protest at the 1964 New York Worlds Fair. Measures 1 3/4" inches. Rare.BACKGROUND: The announcement of the 1964 NY Worlds Fair cause great anger in the African American communities of New York City. They complained that while black residence lived in poverty, the city government was willing to spend millions on a recreational event like the Worlds Fair. On April 4th, 1964, the Brooklyn chapter of CORE announced their plan to disrupt the opening of the World’s Fair on April 22 unless the city addressed the problems of segregation, job discrimination, police brutality, slum housing, and poor schools—immediately. “While millions of dollars are being spent on the World’s Fair, thousands of Black & Puerto Rican people are suffering,” the statement read. The group threatened to have their members to block public transit and highway across the city in order to make mobility impossible. GUARANTEE: We offer a lifetime guarantee on all of our items to be authentic originals issued by the organization stated. They are not later re-issues or reproductions. We forensically examine all of our items prior to listing to make certain they are authentic. BLACK CIVIL RIGHTS Circa 1950-1970 Oxxbridge Galleries was founded in 1987 and specializes in paper items with a particular emphasis on counter culture and civil rights. If you have any items you have questions about, please feel free to contact us. You will be pleased by the friendliness and knowledge of our staff. To contact us visit https://www.ebay.com/usr/oxxbridgegalleries Add us to your Favorites list Visit Our eBay Store: Oxxbridge Galleries

Price: 599 USD

Location: Allendale, New Jersey

End Time: 2024-11-23T00:56:48.000Z

Shipping Cost: 3.9 USD

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Item Specifics

Restocking Fee: No

Return shipping will be paid by: Seller

All returns accepted: Returns Accepted

Item must be returned within: 30 Days

Refund will be given as: Money Back

Signed: No

Year: 1950s - 1970s

Modified Item: No

Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

Theme: Political

Type: Button

Event: N/A

Material: Metal & Paper

Country/Region: United States

Original: Authentic

Black Civil Rights: Civil Rights Movement

Value 1: Martin Luther King Jr

Value 2: Malcolm X

Value 3: Fair World

Value 5: Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)

Value 6: Freedom Riders

Value 8: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP

Value 11: Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)

Value 12: Black Panther Party

Value 14: Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)

Value 15: Civil Rights Movement

Martin Luther King: SNCC

Black Power Movement: Black Liberation Movement

Value 20: CORE Wants A Fair World

Value 21: Satll In

City: Queens

Value 24: New York Worlds Fair

Value 25: Brooklyn

Value 26: Bronx

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