doi:10.7916/d8-xyte-6j81Oral history interview with Karin Berg, 1999Berg, Karinoral historiesmixed materialCivil rights movements--History--20th century.--United StatesCivil rights demonstrations--United StatesSecond-wave feminismWomen in the music tradeUnited States Race relations 20th centuryNew York (N.Y.) Politics and government 1951-Berg, KarinCongress of Racial EqualityCongress of Racial Equality. New York (Harlem) ChapterBerg shares anecdotes from her childhood, including her experience seeing Jackie Robinson play with the Brooklyn Dodgers; her education in a segregated high school; and evenings in Black jazz clubs. She discusses her move to New York City and the influence of James Baldwin. Berg joined the Riverside Democrats, where she worked with politician William Fitts Ryan and connected the Riverside Democrats to the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE). She recalls CORE demonstrations, press coverage, her encounters with Malcolm X, Roy Innis, and how CORE broke apart. Additionally, she shares why she and others split from Harlem CORE to join East River CORE (the River Rats). Other topics of discussion include: police brutality; her activism with Students for a Democratic Society; the River Rats' Triborough Bridge demonstration; her friendship with Mickey (Michael) Schwerner and his wife Rita; Columbia University's 1965 "Gym Crow" controversy; government infiltration of the civil rights movement; the second wave feminist movement; anti-war demonstrations; and the subordination of women in the civil rights movement. Additionally, Berg discusses her career, her experience in the music industry, and the sexism she encountered. She details her position in A&R and characterizes her relationship with musicians. Berg also discusses her diagnosis with dermatomyositis, life living with the disease, and her joy in helping others