CORE

Congress of Racial Equality

LUNCHEON

MRS. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT

PLAZA HOTEL

White and Gold Suite

MONDAY JUNE 20, 1960

12:30

Program

Jackie Robinson..........Introduction

Robert Armstrong, Patricia and Priscilla Stephens..........The Tallahassee Trial

(Dramatic scenes from the trial for "disturbing the peace and general tranquility" of 12 members–white and Negro–of Tallahassee CORE before Judge Rudd)

Mrs. Franklin Delano Roosevelt..........Remarks

Miss Patricia Stephens..........The Meaning of CORE

The summer of 1960 presents the Congress of Racial Equality with an emergency situation and an opportunity. For several years, CORE has grown steadily–building more local CORE groups, developing direct but peaceful attacks on segregationist practices, and slowly building a national CORE staff.

Shortly after the wave of student sit-ins began in February, it became evident that the period of stead, careful growth for CORE was over: we were faced with the necessity of tripling our field service to meet a significant proportion of the requests for help.

Now, we face the summer…

with depleted resources…but

with a field staff of six ready to help sustain the sit-ins…

and

with an idea which YOU can help us to realize–an interracial Institute.

Six field workers for July, August, and September. Cost estimated at $1,000 per worker per month, including salary, travel, living expenses, and supporting office work, printing, postage. These field workers include CORE veterans James T. McCain and Gordon R. Carey; expelled student leaders Major Johns and Marvin Robinson; and Ulysses Prince of Atlanta University and Darwin Bolden, CORE Boycott Coordinator.

Summer field service Cost..........$18,000.00

Scheduled for Miami, Florida, August 14 to September 5, The Institute will train thirty persons from across the country in the theory of Gandhi's non-violent action as applied in actual action projects. A number of student sit-in leaders want to participate. The extent to which we can accept them will be a determining factor in the deepening understanding of nonviolence across the South. Most of the participants at the Institute, adults as well as students, will need full or partial scholarship aid. CORE will staff the Institute with its Executive Secretary as director, and with four assistants.

Estimated Cost (exclusive of promotionGandh$10,000.00

TOTAL SUMMER PROGRAM NEEDS…..$28,000.00

(It is hoped that special contributions given at this luncheon will cover these special summer needs of CORE. Please turn to back page.)

This Luncheon Conference was called by Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt to secure financial support to carry on during the critical summer months CORE's program of education and training in nonviolent direct action methods. It is hoped that those attending this meeting will provide the $28, 000 needed. Contributions to this end are being sought in the following amounts:

One Contribution of $5,000

Two contributions of 2,500

Five Contributions of 1,000

Ten Contributions of 500

The remainder to be secured from smaller contributions. More than $5, 000 has already been secured from persons unable to attend this conference.

Congress of Racial Equality

38 Park Row, New York 38, N.Y.