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Jun 23, 2023

Byron De La Beckwith Charged with Evers Murder

June 23, 1963 - Byron de la Beckwith (pictured right with his attorney), known as an outspoken white supremacist, was charged with murder...

Jun 23, 2023

Nixon Offers Kennedy Support on “General” Civil Rights Goals

June 23, 1963 - Richard M. Nixon said today he supports the goals of President Kennedy’s civil rights proposals and believes Congress...

Jun 23, 2023

FBI Announces Arrest in Evers Slaying

June 23, 1963 - The FBI announced early today the arrest in Greenwood, Miss., of a white man in connection with the slaying of Medgar...

Jun 22, 2023

President Kennedy Meets with Negro Leaders

June 22, 1963 - Negro leaders told President Kennedy today that massive demonstrations would continue until the civil rights problem was...

Jun 21, 2023

Electric Prods Not Intended for Use on Human Beings

June 21, 1963 - Electric prods, which are being used on Negro demonstrators in Alabama, deliver a shock of high voltage but low amperage...

Jun 20, 2023

President Kennedy Meets Medgar Evers’ Family at White House

June 20, 1963 - The family of the slain integration leader, Medgar Evers, met President Kennedy at the White House today. Secretary of...

Jun 19, 2023

Medgar Evers Buried at Arlington

June 19, 1963 - Medgar Evers was buried under the tall oaks of Arlington National Cemetery today as fellow integrationists softly sang...

Jun 19, 2023

Civil Rights Organizations Will Continue Demonstrations

June 19, 1963 - Major organizations in the forefront of the battle for equal rights said “no” today to President Kennedy’s request for a...

Jun 19, 2023

🚨JFK Sends Civil Rights Message to Congress, Calls for Action

June 19, 1963 - President Kennedy called on Congress today to enact extensive civil rights legislation he said would “go far toward...

Jun 18, 2023

Democrats Confident They’ll Do Well Enough in South in ‘64

June 18, 1963 - A Southern effort to divert electoral votes from major party candidates appears likely to fizzle without any material...

Jun 18, 2023

Hundreds of Negro Demonstrators Arrested in Gadsden, Ala.

June 18, 1963 - More than 450 Negroes, many of them children, were arrested today in Gadsden, Alabama as they defied an injunction...

Jun 18, 2023

Violent Clashes between Negroes and Police in Harlem

June 18, 1963 - A minor street incident in Harlem set off a series of violent clashes between Negroes and the police last night. Several...

Jun 16, 2023

Elijah Muhammad Preaches Racial Separation

June 16, 1963 - Elijah Muhammad (pictured right in 1960 with Malcolm X), the leader of the Black Muslims, is confident that his...

Jun 16, 2023

Louisiana Senator Calls D.C. a “Cesspool,” Blames Negroes

June 16, 1963 - A Southern Senator called Washington a “cesspool” today and indicated that he thought this was true because of the large...

Jun 15, 2023

Riots in Jackson

June 15, 1963 - Hundreds of Negroes rioted today in Jackson, Miss., after the police arrested a rowdy group of demonstrators following...

Jun 15, 2023

Roy Wilkins Delivers Eulogy at Medgar Evers’ Funeral

June 15, 1963 - Southern politicians were accused in Jackson, Miss., today of responsibility in the death of Medgar Evers, a Negro...

Jun 14, 2023

Catholic Bishop of Jackson, Mississippi Urges Resolution of Racial Crisis

June 14, 1963 - The Most Rev. Richard O. Gerow, Roman Catholic Bishop of Jackson, Mississippi, today urged a resolution of the racial...

Jun 13, 2023

Danville Police Use Fire Hoses on Negro Demonstrators

June 13, 1963 - More than 100 Negro demonstrators were driven off the steps of City Hall in Danville, Va., tonight after a peaceful...

Jun 13, 2023

Integrationists Assaulted in Jackson, Mississippi

June 13, 1963 - In Jackson, Mississippi today, the police charged on adults and teenagers who were jeering and chanting “We want freedom”...

Jun 12, 2023

Medgar Evers’ Widow Speaks Out

June 12, 1963 - Mrs. Myrlie Evers (left), the widow of Medgar Evers, spoke tonight to some 500 persons at a mass meeting at the Pearl...