the Congress of Racial Equality
/ðə ˌkɒŋɡres əv ˌreɪʃl iˈkwɒləti/
/ðə ˌkɑːŋɡres əv ˌreɪʃl iˈkwɑːləti/
(abbreviation CORE)
- a US organization that supports equal rights for African Americans by peaceful actions. It was established in 1942 in Chicago by James Farmer (1920-99). It became well known in the 1960s for encouraging African Americans to vote and for leading freedom riders into the southern states.