Nov 9, 2021McNamara to Speak at Segregated HotelNov. 9, 1961 - President Kennedy’s associates have sought quietly but without success to open the way for Negroes to attend a speech in...
Oct 31, 2021Video: Martin Luther King on BBC’s “Face to Face”Oct. 31, 1961 - Here is an interview with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King on the BBC television show “Face to Face.” Dr. King talks about...
Oct 30, 2021Martin Luther King Heckled in EnglandOct. 30, 1961 - Hecklers shouted “Keep Britain white!” today when the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, American anti-segregation leader,...
Oct 27, 2021Rev. King Asks President Kennedy to Issue “Second Emancipation Proclamation”Oct. 27, 1961 - The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. called on President Kennedy today to take action to “free the Negro from all forms of...