Sep 27, 2022Vandals Deface Lincoln Memorial with Racist MessageSept. 27, 1962 - Vandals have defaced the white marble Lincoln Memorial, painting “n****r lover” in foot-high pink letters on the rear...
Jul 30, 2022Floyd Patterson Negotiates Racial Difficulties in Yonkers, N.Y.July 30, 1962 - Mrs. Arthur Walker, wife of a New York real estate broker, said today that Mrs. Floyd Patterson, wife of the heavyweight...
Jan 23, 2022Rockwell Applies for Permit to Speak in NYC on Hitler's BirthdayJan. 23, 1962 - George Lincoln Rockwell, leader of the American Nazi party, has applied for a permit to hold a rally in New York’s Union...
Nov 29, 2021Freedom Riders Beaten in McComb, MississippiNov. 29, 1961 - A mob of cursing whites, shouting “Kill ‘em! Kill ‘em!” set upon five Negro Freedom Riders today and drove them from the...