Aug 25, 2022More Southern Schools to IntegrateAug. 25, 1962 - Public schools in Chattanooga, Tenn., Pensacola, Fla., and several other Southern communities, along with parochial...
Aug 19, 2022Dr. King Affirms Power of “Freedom Songs”Aug. 19, 1962 - Negro folk music, which has been singing of a promised land since the days of slavery, has become a vital force in the...
Aug 15, 2022Negro Church in Georgia Destroyed by Fire, Arson SuspectedAug. 15, 1962 - A Negro church in Leesburg, Ga., that served as the center for a voter registration campaign was destroyed by fire before...
Aug 14, 2022Dr. King Announces School Desegregation EffortsAug. 14, 1962 - The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said today that efforts would be made next month to desegregate junior and senior...