Dallas Restaurants Integrated Peacefully
July 27, 1961 - A total of 159 Negroes dined at 36 previously all-white restaurants and cafeterias in Dallas today. The Dallas Citizens...
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Jul 25, 2021
Negro Opera Singer Hailed in Bayreuth after Wagner Performance
July 25, 1961 - Grace Bumbry, American Negro singer, was hailed today in Bayreuth for her performance as Venus in Wagner's "Tannhäuser"...
Jul 24, 2021
Southern Broadcaster Says TV Coverage of Freedom Riders "Overplayed"
July 24, 1961 - A Southern broadcaster said today that TV stations in his region were "getting it from our own people" because of network...
Jul 23, 2021
Vice President Johnson Speaks on Civil Rights (video)
July 23, 1961 - Here is Vice President Johnson's speech today on civil rights at the National Governors Conference. #LBJ #civilrights...
Jul 23, 2021
Racial Tension on Florida Beaches
July 23, 1961 - About 75 Negroes staged "wade-ins" at six spots on Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., beaches today, and one was arrested on a...
Jul 22, 2021
Some Germans Protest Grace Bumbry, Negro Opera Singer, in Wagner's "Tannhäuser"
July 22, 1961 - Richard Wagner's grandson today angrily rejected protests against the choice of Grace Bumbry (pictured), a Negro...
Jul 21, 2021
RFK to Clergy: Help Fight Racial Discrimination
July 21, 1961 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy today urged the nation's clergymen, especially those in the South, to take a more...
Jul 19, 2021
President Kennedy's Press Conference: Main Points
July 19, 1961 - Following are the main points of President Kennedy's news conference today: Berlin - The President defended the Western...
Jul 17, 2021
Chicago Police Appeal for Calm Amidst Racial Strife
July 17, 1961 - James B. Conlisk (pictured), Superintendent of the Police, appealed today for a sense of community responsibility to ease...
Jul 16, 2021
Racial Tension in Chicago
July 16, 1961 - Two hundred policemen arrested nine white men today at Rainbow Beach in Chicago. The arrests were made for refusing to...
Jul 12, 2021
NAACP Has Praise and Criticism for President Kennedy
July 12, 1961 - Members of the NAACP called on President Kennedy today to praise and criticize his actions on civil rights. Bishop...
Jul 7, 2021
Freedom Riders Arrested in Jackson, Mississippi
July 7, 1961 - Eight more Freedom Riders were arrested in Jackson, Miss., today after refusing orders to leave the white waiting room...
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