doi:10.7916/d8-eaz2-3q25Oral history interview with Arnold Goldwag, 2001Goldwag, Arnoldoral historiesmixed materialCivil rights movements--History--20th century.--United StatesCivil rights demonstrations--United StatesPolice brutality--United StatesDiscrimination in education--New York (State)United States Race relations 20th centuryGoldwag, ArnoldBibuld, ElaineInnis, Roy, 1934-2017Congress of Racial Equality. Brooklyn ChapterNew York World's Fair New York, N.Y.) (1964-1965In this interview, Goldwag discusses his work with the Brooklyn chapter of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), and race relations in New York City and in the northeastern United States during the civil rights movement. Goldwag describes his family and upbringing, including politics in his family and the development of his political philosophy. He shares his opinions on nonviolent protest tactics, recalls his time at Brooklyn College, and discusses his experiences with law enforcement. He addresses police brutality and the discriminatory police practices of the 1960s. Goldwag compares these memories to the 1999 police shooting of Amadou Diallo, a recent event at the time of the interview. Goldwag describes Brooklyn CORE's relationship to National CORE and the surrounding community. He explains his role as the community relations director. Goldwag describes Brooklyn CORE's main concerns, including: the limited availability of fresh food in black neighborhoods; the inadequate garbage removal services in Bedford-Stuyvesant; the sale of apartheid-era South African products; gerrymandering along racial lines by the Board of Education; blockbusting and white flight; Elaine Bibuld's legal case against the Board of Education; and the actions planned for the 1964 New York World's Fair. Goldwag details the controversy of the World's Fair protests, including: how the idea arose; how it gained momentum; its repercussions within CORE; and how it was both a success and failure. He addresses his work in Eastern Maryland to desegregate restaurants in Baltimore and along Maryland's Route 40. Goldwag discusses Roy Innis's leadership of CORE, the changes Innis made, and how the movement dissolved. Finally, Goldwag discusses his thoughts on the state of racial equality in America at the time of the interview