1960s Timeline
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Gov. Rockefeller Lauds Jackie Robinson


Dr. King First Negro to Speak at National Press Club

Dr. King Warns of More Demonstrations in Albany, Ga.

Dr. King Released from Jail Against his Will


Gov. Rockefeller Contacts Attorney General Kennedy on Dr. King’s Behalf


Dr. Martin Luther King Jailed in Georgia


Dr. Martin Luther King Decries Infighting in Civil Rights Movement

Federal Court Forces University of Mississippi to Admit Negro Air Force Veteran


President Kennedy Pushes Hiring of Negroes


House Designates Jan. 1 "Emancipation Proclamation Day"


Martin Luther King Speaks in L.A. | "The Dilemma and the Challenge" (2/2)


Martin Luther King Speaks in L.A. | "The Dilemma and the Challenge" (1/2)


(VIDEO) Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. interviewed in San Diego

Television Station for Negro Audience Planned


President Kennedy Says Rockefeller Not Prejudiced

Harry Belafonte to Test Atlanta Segregation Laws


Rockefeller Touts Civil Rights Record, Challenges Kennedy

TV Networks Clarify Racial Stance in Casting

17-year-old Negro Civil Rights Activist Honored in New York

Leonard Bernstein Walks Out of Segregated Restaurant in Baltimore