doi:10.7916/d8-7q2g-ge29Oral history interview with Buddy Goodman, 1999Goodman, Buddyoral historiesmixed materialCivil rights movements--History--20th century.--United StatesCivil rights demonstrations--MissouriBoycotts--MissouriDiscrimination in the military--History--20th century.--United StatesAnti-communist movements--History--20th century.--United StatesUnited States Race relations 20th centuryGoodman, BuddySt. Louis Committee of Racial EqualityGoodman begins this interview critiquing aspects of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE). Goodman then returns to his introduction to St. Louis CORE through the demonstrations against the American Theater (Orpheum Theater) in which his brother, Arnold, participated. Goodman recalls the policies of the American Theater and the Municipal Theatre Association of St. Louis in the early 1960s. Goodman was a member of St. Louis CORE until 1968. He recalls the events of the demonstration at St. Louis Arch and the distinct tactics of local leaders, including Norman Seay, Percy Green, and Ivory Perry. Goodman speaks at length on his position within the movement. Goodman explains his admiration for Ivory Perry and describes what he sees as the poor outcomes of the civil rights movement. Goodman illustrates this point with an analysis of gentrification, Black dialect, and affirmative action. After speaking more broadly on the impact of the civil rights movement, Goodman speaks on several campaigns of CORE, including a mass boycott against the St. Louis service cars, demonstrations against the Chevrolet Plant, and blocking downtown traffic. The interview concludes with an analysis of racial discrimination in World War II, the killing of civil rights activists, and America's fear of Communism. Goodman recalls with fondness Ivory Perry's stories of World War II and the acts of the Tuskegee Airmen. In the last portion of the interview, Goodman discusses the murder of Vernon Dahmer, CORE pickets against the Missouri Athletic Club, and the stigma around Communism in the United States