#06 "CORE Impacts: The Civil Rights Movement and Beyond"

Media: Episode Recording -- "CORE Impacts: The Civil Rights Movement and Beyond"; Episode Preview -- "CORE Impacts: The Civil Rights Movement and Beyond"

Podcast Teaser Trailer: Episode Preview -- "CORE Impacts: The Civil Rights Movement and Beyond"
Link to Podcast: Episode Recording -- "CORE Impacts: The Civil Rights Movement and Beyond"
Episode Number: Student's Podcasting History Episode #06
Episode Title: #06 "CORE Impacts: The Civil Rights Movement and Beyond"
Episode Date: April 24, 2025
Key Words: CORE, Congress of Racial Equality, Segregation, Oppression, Peaceful, Protest, Equality, Racism, Public transportation, Martin Luther King Jr., Charles Person, James Farmer, Freedom Walk, Freedom Summer, Mahatma Gandhi, BLM
Episode Introduction: Amidst the action of World War II in the year 1942, the American Homefront saw the creation of CORE, the Congress of Racial Equality. Inspired by Mahatma Gandhi and centered around non-violent forms of protest, this student-led activist group proved to be one of the most influential voices in the Civil Rights movement. Scholars have found the Congress of Racial Equality to be at the forefront of many notorious Civil Rights protests ranging from its conception in 1942 all the way to the 1968 Civil Rights Act. While CORE undoubtedly possessed a strong foothold in this movement, its role is often overshadowed by bigger names and other organizations, and the true impact of its operations can be seen extending outward even after the Civil Rights movement was concluded. The Congress of Racial Equality seemed to have its hand in several of the most notable Civil Rights protests, and its foundational principle of nonviolent resistance is even seen being exercised in more current examples of protest. The American Yawp discusses the Freedom Summer in Mississippi movement of 1964, and Dr. Maginn’s lecture cites the successful Chicago restaurant sit-ins of 1942. Apart from the immediate problem of segregation, an article authored by Marvin Rich describes CORE’s efforts to improve African American living conditions, voting registration, and workforce discrimination. Finally, a book written by Brian Purnell touches on the long-lasting effects of CORE’s principles, describing the success of the peaceful protest so commonly utilized by the Congress of Racial Equality.
Hosted By: Charlie Teel
Host Biography: Charles Harrington Teel is a current student at the University of the South. He is a scholar, athlete, and friend to all. He moved often while growing up, calling Pensacola, Florida, Homewood, Alabama, and Atlanta, Georgia home. His father, Scott, has been an influential part of his life where he has learned the importance of hard work and commitment. His mother, Melody, has taught him how to persevere through tough times and celebrate success. Teel’s one brother, Ben, fostered his love for the game of baseball. Teel is a current member and the first baseman of the Sewanee Men’s Varsity Baseball team. Teel majors in psychology and minors in data science here at Sewanee. He is a member of the order of the gown, Dean’s list, and a Team Leader of the Sewanee Consulting club. Teel’s work experience includes time spent in the food industry in 2022 as well as his holding of the Head Baseball Coaching position for Scorpions Baseball Organization in 2024. His experience helped him develop additional leadership qualities, analyze statistics to improve team performance, and motivate a hard working environment. In the Summer of 2025, Teel will be taking on the role of an intern for the Rocket City Trash Panda’s baseball team. Teel will continue chasing after opportunities that allow him to apply his schooling and his love for sports.
The Show: Students Podcasting History is an educational resource developed by students in Dr. Andrew Maginn’s History of the United States II course to highlight crucial movements in American History through podcasting. The students research and interpret primary and secondary sources to discuss pivotal themes, people, and events in the United States' history from 1865 through the present. Through creatively sharing these narratives and learning digital tools, these students hope to make history more accessible and exciting for the general public.
Source: Abraham Mutluri & Samuel John Aduri, “Social Action Models and Movements of Mahatma
Gandhi: A Review,” Gandhian Vision 11, no. 1 (January 2024), 265.
● Dr. Andrew Maginn, “Black Power and the 1960s/1970s,” History 202: History of The United
States II, (class lecture, Sewanee: The University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee, March 24,
2025).
● Dr. Andrew Maginn, “Civil Rights Part One,” History 202: History of The United States II,
(class lecture, Sewanee: The University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee, March 24, 2025).
● Dr. Andrew Maginn, “Civil Rights Part Two,” History 202: History of The United States II,
(class lecture, Sewanee: The University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee, March 24, 2025).
● Charles Person, Buses Are a Comin’: Memoir of a Freedom Rider, (New York, New York: St.
Martin’s Press, 2021), 131.
● Grace Bazmore, “A Member of the Congress of Racial Equality,” Voices of the Civil Rights
Movement, November 7, 2022, Youtube Video, 0:00-0:20,
https://youtu.be/O-PZMs0kyo0?si=05sQVWRpOpGOxlbQ
● Joseph L. Locke, and Ben Wright, “The Sixties,” in The American Yawp: A Massively
Collaborative open US History Textbook, Vol 2: Since 1877, (Stanford, California: Stanford
University Press, 2023), 324.
● Marvin Rich, "The Congress of Racial Equality and Its Strategy," The Annals of the American
Academy of Political and Social Science, 357, no. 1, (1965): 113-118.
● Simon Hall, “The NAACP, Black Power, and the African American Freedom Struggle,
1966-1969,” The Historian, Spring 2007, Vol. 69, No. 1; 49-82.
● “The Best Music Podcast Intro,” The Best Music Podcast with Dan Spencer, November 23, 2020,
YouTube Video, 0:00- 0:09, The Best Music Podcast Intro
● W.M. Maina, "Black Lives Matter (BLM): A Perspective from Liberation and Political
Theologies," Journal for the Study of Religions and Ideologies, 22, no. 64, (2023): 20-33.
Contact Information: : Feel free to include your contact information and social media sites, but at least
include a link to the homepage of the Students Podcasting History site:
https://www.andrewwyattmaginn.org/Digital_Humanities/s/studentspodcastinghistory/page/home