The Brooklyn, New York Chapter of the Congress of Racial Equality was co-founded by Oliver and Marjorie Leeds in 1962. Mr. Leeds served as President and was very active in the Chapter helping to organize community wide projects, corresponding with the National CORE offices, and publicizing the activities of the National CORE organization and the Brooklyn Chapter. Marjorie Leeds served as treasurer and was very active with the PTO of her children's school. Local chapters of CORE are self-governing, multi-racial organizations and develop autonomous programs within the philosophical outline of the national organization. The chapter was formed to help secure better schools, equal education, equality in the workplace, better housing, safer transportation, and cleaner neighborhoods in the Brooklyn area and to support the National CORE organization with its many programs. The Brooklyn Chapter of the Congress of Racial Equality had approximately 35 members.
