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Jun 4, 2023

JFK: Discrimination on Federal Construction Jobs Ends Now

June 4, 1963 - President Kennedy today ordered a quick end to discrimination on all federal construction jobs. The surprise action set...

Jun 3, 2023

Comedian Dick Gregory’s 2-Month-Old Son Dies

June 3, 1963 - Comedian Dick Gregory’s 2-month-old son died today despite efforts of the child’s mother and neighbors to administer...

Jun 2, 2023

Wallace: Negroes Treated Worse in North

June 2, 1963 - Alabama Governor George Wallace stated today that Negroes are treated far worse in the North than in the South. The...

Jun 1, 2023

Roy Wilkins Arrested in Mississippi

June 1, 1963 - Roy Wilkins (center), 61, executive secretary of the NAACP, was arrested in Jackson, Miss. today for picketing the F.W....

Jun 1, 2023

Wallace Still Defies Federal Court Injunction

June 1, 1963 - Governor George Wallace said today that not even a Federal Court injunction would deter him from attempting to block...

May 31, 2023

600 Negro Children Arrested in Jackson

May 31, 1963 - About 600 Negro children, some of them of grade school age, were arrested in Jackson, Mississippi tonight and hauled to...

May 31, 2023

Former Policeman Guilty of Assault at Jackson Sit-In

May 31, 1963 - A former police officer in Jackson, Mississippi was sentenced to 30 days in jail and was fined $100 in the Mississippi...

May 30, 2023

Tear Gas Used to Disperse Negro Demonstrators in Tallahassee

May 30, 1963 - Policemen used tear gas tonight to disperse about 150 Negro youths marching through Tallahassee, Fla., and shouting...

May 30, 2023

Vice President Johnson Speaks at Gettysburg

May 30, 1963 - Vice President Johnson declared today that whites and Negroes must work together “to lead the way through this moment of...

May 29, 2023

19 Integrationists Arrested in Jackson

May 29, 1963 - Nineteen integrationists were arrested in Jackson, Mississippi today in a series of demonstrations in front of downtown...

May 29, 2023

Medgar Evers Criticizes Jackson Mayor

May 29, 1963 - Medgar Evers (pictured), head of the NAACP chapter in Jackson, Mississippi, was sharply critical of Mayor Allen Thompson...

May 28, 2023

Two Negroes and White Professor Assaulted in Jackson, Miss.

May 28, 1963 - Two Negroes and a white college professor were assaulted today in a sit-in demonstration that marked the start of a drive...

May 27, 2023

Governor Wallace Eludes U.S. Marshals

May 27, 1963 - A heavily guarded Governor George Wallace eluded U.S. marshals today, and legal papers formally notifying the Alabama...

May 27, 2023

Kennedy Administration: Black Muslim Membership Will Decline

May 27, 1963 - The Black Muslims (pictured) have reached the peak of their success and will steadily decline throughout the U.S. over the...

May 27, 2023

RFK Meets with Southern Theater Owners

May 27, 1963 - The Kennedy Administration tried today to persuade Southern theater owners to desegregate their theaters voluntarily. A...

May 25, 2023

RFK Reportedly Has Heated Discussion with Prominent Negroes

May 25, 1963 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy is reported to have had a heated discussion with a group of prominent Negroes yesterday...

May 24, 2023

Race Problem Seen in Los Angeles

May 24, 1963 - Los Angeles has a racial problem potentially as dangerous as the South’s, the Reverend Wyatt T. Walker (pictured center...

May 23, 2023

New Mayor Installed in Birmingham

May 23, 1963 - The Alabama State Supreme Court unanimously upheld today the claim to office of a new city government pledged to resolve...

May 22, 2023

Birmingham Students Reinstated

May 22, 1963 - A Federal court tonight ordered education officials in Birmingham, Alabama to reinstate 1,100 Negro students who had been...

May 22, 2023

Highlights of President Kennedy’s Press Conference

May 22, 1963 - Following are the highlights of President Kennedy’s news conference today: Alabama — The President said he hoped the...