Sep 6, 2021Kennedy Sees Progress in Civil RightsSept. 6, 1961 - President Kennedy today called the peaceful integration of many schools in the South a "dramatic demonstration of...
Sep 1, 2021Nine Men Indicted in Firebombing of Freedom Rider BusSept. 1, 1961 - Nine men accused of bombing the first "freedom rider" bus to enter Alabama have been indicted by a Federal grand jury....
Aug 30, 2021Atlanta Public Schools Integrate PeacefullyAug. 30, 1961 - Public school desegregation came peacefully today to Atlanta despite efforts by a handful of racists to disrupt the...
Aug 25, 2021Two Freedom Riders Convicted of Breach of Peace in Jackson, MississippiAug. 25, 1961 - A County Court jury in Jackson, Miss., convicted a second Freedom Rider today on appeal from a City Court conviction. The...