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Tag Archives: Congress of Racial Equality
On this day in American history, August 4, 1964 — Bodies of Murdered Civil Rights Workers Found in Mississippi
In 1964, Michael Schwerner, a white New Yorker working with the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), traveled to Mississippi to organize black citizens to vote. Schwerner worked extensively with James Chaney, a black CORE member from Meridian, Mississippi. The activist … Continue reading
Posted in Race, History & American Society
Tagged Andrew Goodman, Congress of Racial Equality, Equal Justice Initiative, James Chaney, Ku Klux Klan, Longdale Mississippi, Michael Schwerner, Mississippi Burning, Mt. Zion Methodist Church, Neshoba County Deputy Sheriff Cecil Price, Philadelphia Mississippi, racial inequality
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On this day in American history, August 2, 1964 — Claims of Police Brutality Spark Riots in Jersey City, New Jersey
The Jersey City Riots began on August 2, 1964, when police attempted to arrest Dolores Shannon, a 26-year-old black woman, in the Booker T. Washington housing project for alleged disorderly conduct. Walter Mays, 34, a black man sitting on his … Continue reading
On this day in history, May 20, 1961 — Mob Attacks Freedom Riders in Montgomery, Alabama
On May 16, 1961, mob violence in Birmingham, Alabama, threatened to prematurely end the Freedom Ride campaign organized by the Congress on Racial Equality. The Nashville Student Movement, an interracial group of twenty-two college students studying in Tennessee, volunteered to … Continue reading
Posted in Race, History & American Society
Tagged Birmingham Alabama, Congress of Racial Equality, Equal Justice Initiative, John Lewis, John Patterson, John Seigenthaler, Ku Klux Klan, Montgomery Alabama, Montgomery Public Safety Commissioner L.B. Sullivan, Nashville Student Movement, Police Commissioner Eugene "Bull" Connor, Robert F. Kennedy, white mob violence
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This day in history — April 13, 1947 — Civil Rights Activist Bayard Rustin Arrested in North Carolina
On June 3, 1946, the Supreme Court in Morgan v. Virginia declared unconstitutional state laws that segregated interstate passengers on motor carriers. Shortly thereafter, the decision was interpreted to apply to interstate train and bus travel. The executive committee of … Continue reading
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