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Sep 27, 2022

Vandals Deface Lincoln Memorial with Racist Message

Sept. 27, 1962 - Vandals have defaced the white marble Lincoln Memorial, painting “n****r lover” in foot-high pink letters on the rear...

Jul 30, 2022

Floyd Patterson Negotiates Racial Difficulties in Yonkers, N.Y.

July 30, 1962 - Mrs. Arthur Walker, wife of a New York real estate broker, said today that Mrs. Floyd Patterson, wife of the heavyweight...

Jan 23, 2022

Rockwell Applies for Permit to Speak in NYC on Hitler's Birthday

Jan. 23, 1962 - George Lincoln Rockwell, leader of the American Nazi party, has applied for a permit to hold a rally in New York’s Union...

Nov 29, 2021

Freedom Riders Beaten in McComb, Mississippi

Nov. 29, 1961 - A mob of cursing whites, shouting “Kill ‘em! Kill ‘em!” set upon five Negro Freedom Riders today and drove them from the...

Nov 29, 2021

Mississippi Citizens Council Forming "Minutemen" Organizations

Nov. 29, 1961 - A Mississippi Citizens Council leader said today that several Southern communities were forming “minutemen” organizations...

Oct 30, 2021

Martin Luther King Heckled in England

Oct. 30, 1961 - Hecklers shouted “Keep Britain white!” today when the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, American anti-segregation leader,...

Sep 25, 2021

Martin Luther King Announces Vote Registration Drive

Sept. 25, 1961 - The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King said today that a campaign to double the number of Negro voters in the South this fall...

Sep 23, 2021

Robert Kennedy says ICC Ban on Segregated Busing Will Be Enforced

Sept. 23, 1961 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy said today the Justice Department "will cooperate fully" in enforcing the new...

Sep 23, 2021

Martin Luther King, SCLC Push Integration Policies

Sept. 23, 1961 - More than 200 representatives of organizations affiliated with the Southern Christian Leadership Conference will gather...

Sep 20, 2021

TV: Some Louisiana Viewers Protest Documentary on Negroes

Sept. 20, 1961 - A storm of protest arose in Shreveport, Louisiana, today over "Walk in My Shoes," a documentary on the plight of the...

Sep 20, 2021

Robert Kennedy Quits Metropolitan Club over Segregation Policy

Sept. 20, 1961 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy has resigned from the Metropolitan Club because of its segregation policy. Assistant...

Sep 13, 2021

Thurgood Marshall of NAACP To Be Appointed Judge

Sept. 13, 1961 - Thurgood Marshall (pictured right with Roy Wilkins), chief counsel to the NAACP, is slated for appointment to one of...

Sep 9, 2021

World Champion Oilers Open Season with 55-0 Thrashing of Raiders

Sept. 9, 1961 - The Houston Oilers set a scoring record today while opening the defense of their American Football League championship by...

Sep 8, 2021

NAACP Protests Segregating Seating Policy at Houston Stadium

Sept. 8, 1961 - An official of the NAACP said today that Negroes playing with the Oakland Raiders would be asked not to cross picket...

Sep 6, 2021

Kennedy Sees Progress in Civil Rights

Sept. 6, 1961 - President Kennedy today called the peaceful integration of many schools in the South a "dramatic demonstration of...

Sep 1, 2021

Nine Men Indicted in Firebombing of Freedom Rider Bus

Sept. 1, 1961 - Nine men accused of bombing the first "freedom rider" bus to enter Alabama have been indicted by a Federal grand jury....

Aug 30, 2021

Atlanta Public Schools Integrate Peacefully

Aug. 30, 1961 - Public school desegregation came peacefully today to Atlanta despite efforts by a handful of racists to disrupt the...

Aug 25, 2021

Two Freedom Riders Convicted of Breach of Peace in Jackson, Mississippi

Aug. 25, 1961 - A County Court jury in Jackson, Miss., convicted a second Freedom Rider today on appeal from a City Court conviction. The...

Aug 22, 2021

William F. Buckley Roils Student Convention over Remarks on Africa

Aug. 22, 1961 - The annual convention of the National Student Association in Madison, Wis., was stirred today by controversy over the...

Aug 21, 2021

First Freedom Riders Arrested in Louisiana Convicted of Breach of Peace

Aug. 21, 1961 - Louisiana District Judge John A. Dixon Jr. found six Negro Freedom Riders guilty today of having an intent to provoke a...