Sep 25, 2021Martin Luther King Announces Vote Registration DriveSept. 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, 2021Robert Kennedy says ICC Ban on Segregated Busing Will Be EnforcedSept. 23, 1961 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy said today the Justice Department "will cooperate fully" in enforcing the new...
Sep 23, 2021Martin Luther King, SCLC Push Integration PoliciesSept. 23, 1961 - More than 200 representatives of organizations affiliated with the Southern Christian Leadership Conference will gather...
Sep 20, 2021TV: Some Louisiana Viewers Protest Documentary on NegroesSept. 20, 1961 - A storm of protest arose in Shreveport, Louisiana, today over "Walk in My Shoes," a documentary on the plight of the...