Core Congress Of Racial Equality. James farmer graduated from howard in 1941and began to work for the fellowship of reconciliation as the secretary of race relations. Core was founded in chicago in 1942 as “ a permanent interracial group committed to the use of nonviolent direct action opposing.

Dedicated to the use of nonviolent direct action, core initially sought to promote better race relations and end racial discrimination in the united states. In 1960, seattle's black population was. James farmer, george houser, james robinson, bernice fisher, homer jack, joe guinn, and bayard rustin.