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Jun 12, 2023

President “Appalled by Barbarity” of Evers Slaying

June 12, 1963 - President Kennedy, “appalled by the barbarity” of the assassination of a top NAACP integration leader in Jackson, Miss....

Jun 12, 2023

Evers Had Premonition of Death

June 12, 1963 - Medgar Evers, a native of Decatur, Miss., and an Army veteran of World War II who was murdered this morning, left a mass...

Jun 12, 2023

Uneasy Calm at University of Alabama

June 12, 1963 - Two Negro students moved through the bustle of the first day of classes at the University of Alabama today without escort...

Jun 12, 2023

🚨Medgar Evers Assassinated in Mississippi

June 12, 1963 - A sniper lying in ambush shot and fatally wounded a Negro civil rights leader in Jackson, Mississippi early today. The...

Jun 12, 2023

President Kennedy’s Race Speech Was Seventh Televised Address

June 12, 1963 - President Kennedy’s speech last night on racial problems in the nation marked the seventh time in 28 months that the...

Jun 11, 2023

🚨President Kennedy Makes Televised Speech on Race Relations

June 11, 1963 - President Kennedy told the nation tonight it faced a “moral crisis” as a result of the rising tide of Negro discontent....

Jun 11, 2023

Two Negro Students Received Courteously at University of Alabama

June 11, 1963 - Vivian J. Malone (pictured) and James A. Hood, the two Negro students who entered the University of Alabama today, got a...

Jun 11, 2023

🚨Governor Wallace Backs Down

June 11, 1963 - Governor George Wallace stepped aside today when confronted by federalized National Guard troops and permitted two...

Jun 10, 2023

Negro Demonstration in Danville Turns Violent

June 10, 1963 - About 40 Negro youngsters, staging the third anti-segregation protest of the day in Danville, Va., were dispersed by fire...

Jun 10, 2023

Verdicts Reached at Black Muslim Trial in Los Angeles

June 10, 1963 - An all-white jury found four Black Muslims guilty today of interfering with the police during a fatal riot in Los Angeles...

Jun 10, 2023

President Kennedy Sends Governor Wallace Sternly Worded Telegram

June 10, 1963 - President Kennedy appealed to Governor George Wallace today to stay away from the campus of the University of Alabama. In...

Jun 9, 2023

June 9, 1963 | JFK Remarks at Mayors Conference in Honolulu

June 9, 1963 - Here is a clip from President Kennedy’s address today at the U.S. Conference of Mayors held at the Hawaiian Village Hotel...

Jun 9, 2023

June 9, 1963 - Dr. Martin Luther King on "Open End" with David Susskind

June 9, 1963 - Dr. Martin Luther King was the featured guest today on David Susskind's interview program, "Open End," on New York's...

Jun 9, 2023

President Kennedy Speaks on Race Relations at Mayors Conference in Honolulu

June 9, 1963 - President Kennedy told the National Conference of Mayors in Honolulu today that in “a moment of moral and constitutional...

Jun 9, 2023

Dr. King Hits Kennedy on Civil Rights

June 9, 1963 - The civil rights approach of the Kennedy Administration as compared with that of the Eisenhower Administration has merely...

Jun 8, 2023

Governor Wallace Prepares for University Showdown

June 8, 1963 - Governor George Wallace took steps today to defy Federal court desegregation orders and yet avoid violence at the...

Jun 6, 2023

President Kennedy Discusses Race Relations at San Diego State College Commencement

June 6, 1963 - President Kennedy spoke out sharply today against racial segregation and education deficiencies he said were damaging the...

Jun 6, 2023

James Meredith Returns to University of Mississippi Campus

June 6, 1963 - James Meredith returned quietly today to the campus of the University of Mississippi to register for his third, and...

Jun 5, 2023

Second Negro Enrolls in University of Mississippi, No Violence

June 5, 1963 - A second Negro entered the University of Mississippi today, but there was neither interference from Governor Ross Barnett...

Jun 5, 2023

Malcolm X Assails Non-Violent Policy of Martin Luther King

June 5, 1963 - Malcolm X, the Eastern leader of the Black Muslim movement, charged last night that the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King’s...