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Jul 21, 2022

Gov. Rockefeller Lauds Jackie Robinson

July 21, 1962 - New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller last night lauded Jackie Robinson as “a hero of the struggle to make American...

Jul 19, 2022

Dr. King First Negro to Speak at National Press Club

July 19, 1962 - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. today became the first American Negro to address the National Press Club in Washington, D.C....

Jul 15, 2022

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

July 15, 1962 - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. asserted today that officials of Albany, Ga., must grant the minimum demands of Negroes or...

Jul 12, 2022

Dr. King Released from Jail Against his Will

July 12, 1962 - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was released against his will from jail today after serving 2 days of a 45-day sentence. An...

Jul 10, 2022

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

July 10, 1962 - New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller sent a telegram today to Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy asking Federal...

Jul 10, 2022

Dr. Martin Luther King Jailed in Georgia

July 10, 1962 - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and a fellow minister went to jail today in Albany, Ga., to emphasize their nonviolent...

Jul 5, 2022

Dr. Martin Luther King Decries Infighting in Civil Rights Movement

July 5, 1962 - The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King said today that civil rights leaders had been “enticed into self-serving statements and...

Jun 25, 2022

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

June 25, 1962 - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ordered today issuance of an injunction to force the University of...

Jun 22, 2022

President Kennedy Pushes Hiring of Negroes

June 22, 1962 - President Kennedy urged industry today to speed up equality of job opportunities for Negroes. The best way, he said, is...

Jun 18, 2022

House Designates Jan. 1 "Emancipation Proclamation Day"

June 18, 1962 - The House of Representatives passed today and sent to the Senate a bill to designate next Jan. 1 as “Emancipation...

Jun 17, 2022

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

June 17, 1962 - June 17, 1962 - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke today at Zion Hill Baptist Church in L.A. Here, he talks about a...

Jun 17, 2022

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

June 17, 1962 - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke today at Zion Hill Baptist Church in Los Angeles. Here is a clip from his address, which...

Jun 15, 2022

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

June 15, 1962 - In San Diego today, Dr. Martin Luther King spoke of the latest developments in the civil rights struggle. #mlk...

Jun 8, 2022

Television Station for Negro Audience Planned

June 8, 1962 - Lionel Hampton (pictured left with Cassius Clay), the jazz musician, today signed a contract to become musical director of...

Jun 7, 2022

President Kennedy Says Rockefeller Not Prejudiced

June 7, 1962 - At his press conference today, President Kennedy was asked if he considered “justified” a speech made by Democratic...

Jun 6, 2022

Harry Belafonte to Test Atlanta Segregation Laws

June 6, 1962 - Harry Belafonte (right), the Negro singer, and a racially mixed group were accepted for registration at an Atlanta motel...

Jun 4, 2022

Rockefeller Touts Civil Rights Record, Challenges Kennedy

June 4, 1962 - Governor Nelson Rockefeller replied today to a Democratic challenge on civil rights and issued one to President Kennedy in...

Jun 3, 2022

TV Networks Clarify Racial Stance in Casting

June 3, 1962 - NBC and ABC reaffirmed today what they called their longstanding policy of nondiscrimination in the use of Negro actors on...

Jun 2, 2022

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

June 2, 1962 - A 17-year-old Negro girl who spent more than a month in a Mississippi jail and nearly seven months in a reform school for...

May 26, 2022

Leonard Bernstein Walks Out of Segregated Restaurant in Baltimore

May 26, 1962 - Leonard Bernstein (pictured), the conductor, walked out of a Baltimore restaurant yesterday when he was told that a Negro...