1960s Timeline
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Tensions Continue to Rise in Mississippi
Vandals Deface Lincoln Memorial with Racist Message
Walker Assails “Antichrist Supreme Court,” in Mississippi to “Rally to the Cause of Freedom”
Alabama Governor Calls JFK “Dictator”
RFK on Mississippi: Federal Government Will Do “Whatever Is Necessary”
Tensions Mount in Mississippi
Mr. President Sees “Mr. President”
Federal Troops Likely in Mississippi
Barnett Cited for Contempt of Court
Sept. 25, 1962 - Confrontation between Mississippi Gov. Barnett and John Doar of the Justice Dept.
Gov. Barnett Again Thwarts Meredith Enrollment at Ole Miss
Jackie Robinson Criticizes Northern Negroes
Ole Miss Folds to Admit Meredith
Mississippi Gov. Barnett Continues to Defy Federal Government
Three White Men Get Seven Years for Georgia Church Burning
Americans Mark Centennial of Emancipation Proclamation
Meredith’s Father Proud of His Son
Sept. 20, 1962 - JFK Remarks on Emancipation Proclamation Centennial
Barnett Blocks Meredith at Ole Miss
Dr. King Arrives in New York