Direct Action Tactics

CORE activists followed a rigorous program to identify problems through intensive research, negotiate to solve them, and utilize direct action to demand results if negotiation failed. Joan Singler, Bettylou Valentine, and Jean "Maid" Adams (from left to right) were active members in Seattle CORE. Here they describe the tactics used to convince Safeway and other grocery stores to hire African Americans.

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