Jun 4, 2023JFK: Discrimination on Federal Construction Jobs Ends NowJune 4, 1963 - President Kennedy today ordered a quick end to discrimination on all federal construction jobs. The surprise action set...
Jun 3, 2023Comedian Dick Gregory’s 2-Month-Old Son DiesJune 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, 2023Wallace: 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, 2023Roy Wilkins Arrested in MississippiJune 1, 1963 - Roy Wilkins (center), 61, executive secretary of the NAACP, was arrested in Jackson, Miss. today for picketing the F.W....