May 25, 2022Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy Speaks on Civil RightsMay 25, 1962 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy received two awards in New York City yesterday. In the afternoon, he was given the...
May 20, 2022Dr. King Says Segregation Will End In His LifetimeMay 20, 1962 - The Rev. Martin Luther King predicted today that segregation would be wiped out in his lifetime. He also accused President...
May 17, 2022President Says "A Good Deal Left Undone" in Civil RightsMay 17, 1962 - There is “a good deal left undone” in the civil rights field, President Kennedy acknowledged today. On the eighth...
May 17, 2022Dr. King Urges Kennedy to Issue "Second Emancipation Proclamation"May 17, 1962 - After a luncheon meeting in Washington of Negro leaders and Government officials, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr....