James Farmer, Director of CORE, speaks

Thu., Oct. 29, 1964

James Farmer, national director of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) discussed the role of the organization in Bosler Hall. Farmer, a pioneer in developing nonviolent, direct action for race relations, led the original Freedom Ride on May 4, 1961 in Washington D.C. and helped organize pickets at the New York World's Fair.

Bibliography: 

Dickinsonian, Oct. 23, 1964, pg. 1.