Ku Klux Klan demonstration... Civil Rights...

THE DETROIT NEWS, Nov. 27, 1960



* Ku Klux Klan - KKK demonstration

* African Americans lunch counter sit-ins

* Atlanta Civil Rights movement



The top of page 5 has a two column heading: "Klansmen, Negroes Parade in Atlanta" with related photo. (see images)

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1968 be-in... MLK funeral... Black Panthers...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, April 18, 1968



* Central Park be-in against racism (Yippies)

* Martin Luther King Jr. assassination - funeral

* Eldridge Cleaver & Bobby Hutton - Black Panthers



The front page has a heading: "Sunday in the Park: Yip-Out or Has-Been?" with 4 related photos. (see images) Coverage continues inside.

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1968 Poor People's Campaign... Jerry Garcia & Pigpen...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, May 9, 1968



* Poor People's Campaign - demonstration march

* Post Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination

* Ralph Abernathy - A. D. King photos

* Early Jerry Garcia & Pigpen photo - Grateful Dead



A great issue of this famous counter-culture newspaper as the front page has 3 related photos with heading: "Poor People's Campaign: Last Exit to ... See More  

1968 Fort Hood 43 Negro soldiers protest...

SPRINGFIELD SUNDAY REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, Aug. 25, 1968



* Fort Hood 43 - Negro soldiers protest

* Democratic National Convention

* Chicago, Illinois - Killeen, Texas



Page 10 has a three column heading: "43 Negro Soldiers at Ft. Hood Face Court Martial for Protest" (see images)

Complete with 50+ pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.



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1963 Civil Rights March on Washington...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, Aug. 28, 1963  



* Martin Luther King Jr.

* March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom

* "I Have A Dream" speech fame



Near the bottom of the front page is a six-column headline concerning this historic Civil Rights March on Washington, D.C.: "100,000 Turn Out For Capital March Before Noon" with subheads and related photo.

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Did MLK endorse JFK in 1960 ?...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 3, 1960



* Martin Luther King Jr.

* John F. Kennedy - JFK

* 1960 Presidential campaign



The top of page 5 has a one column heading: "Negro Unit Charges King Aids Kennedy" (see images) The presidential was just a few days away.

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1961 Albany, Georgia movement... MLK...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 13, 1961



* Albany Movement - Georgia

* Desegregation & voters' rights

* Freedom Riders trial protests - arrests



The top of page 51 has a one column heading: "ALBANY, GA., JAILS 267 NEGRO YOUTHS" with subhead. (see images) Though not mentioned in this report, Martin Luther King, Jr. was one of main leaders in this civil rights movement.

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Cleve McDowell admmited at Old Miss...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, May 29, 1963



* Cleve McDowell - civil rights pioneer

* 1st black to attend Ole Miss school of law



The top of page 18 has a six column heading: "Ole Miss Is Ordered to Admit Second Negro Student" (see images)

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Martin Luther King Jr. sentenced to 4 months.......

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Oct. 26, 1960



* Martin Luther King Jr.

* Sentence to 4 months

* re. Atlanta sit-ins



The top of page 14 has a two column photo showing King in handcuffs and text witch begins with: "Negro Integration leader Dr. Luther King, Jr. was led away in Atlanta..." (see images)

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Jesse Jackson announces candidacy for president...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 4, 1983



* Jesse Jackson announces candidacy

* For president of the United States

* Civil rights activist



Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Provocative Candidate" with subhead: "Jackson Posing Broad Challenge to His Party" with photo. (see) The top of page 13 has a one column heading: "JACKSON DECLARES FORMAL CANDI... See More  

1963 Birmingham campaign... MLK...

THE DETROIT NEWS, May 21, 1963



* Birmingham campaign movement - Alabama

* Martin Luther King Jr. & Negro students protest



The front page has a one column heading: "Schools Bar 1,000 Negroes" with subhead: "Dr. King Plans Court Appeal in Birmingham" (see)

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Civil Rights leader James Farmer death...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 10, 1999



* James Farmer death (first report)_

* Civil rights activist movement leader

* Partnered with Martin Luther King Jr.



The front page has a small one column photo of James Farmer with brief text. (see) The top of page 15 has a two column heading: "James S. Farmer; Was Top Civil Rights Leader" with photo showing Farmer with MLK.

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Montgomery bus boycott ends w/ integration...

THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, Dec. 21, 1956



* Montgomery bus boycott ends

* Racial segregation to integration

* Civil rights movement - MLK



A landmark decision by the United States Supreme Court outlawed bus segregation throughout the country, doing much to create defiant reactions throughout the South. The new law went into effect on Dec. 21st.

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"Little Rock Nine"...

THE DETROIT NEWS, September 4, 1957 



* Little Rock Nine - Elizabeth Eckford

* Negro students - Arkansas

* 1st Central High School entry try



The front page has a three column heading: "Arkansas Defies U.S., Bars Students Again" (see) This report concern the Little Rock Nine (see hyperlink for more), one of the focal points of the Civil Rights struggles of the 1950's and 1... See More  

Death of Coretta Scott King... MLK wife...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Feb. 1, 2006



* Coretta Scott King death

* Martin Luther King's wife

* Civil Right activist

* African American equality



The front page has a two column heading: "She Built a Legacy by Preserving One" with subhead and photo. (see) Much more on pages 10 & 11 with 5 more related photos.

Complete with all section (90+ pages, great condition.

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2nd 1965 march... Selma to Montgomery, Alabama...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., March 10, 1965



* Selma to Montgomery, Alabama

* Martin Luther King Jr.

* 2nd march try - failure



The front page has a banner heading: "Selma Issues 'Halt-March' Ultimatum" with subhead. (see)

Complete with 34 pages, minor margin wear, generally nice.

Selma to Montgomery march in 1965....

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., March 26, 1965



* Selma to Montgomery AL Alabama

* Martin Luther King Jr.

* Viola Liuzzo murder



The front page has a three column heading: "4 Held In Ala. Murder" with lead-in: "KKK Men Charged With Woman's Death-" (see) This was the 3rd and final try which ended in success.

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Death of Martin Luther King, Jr...

THE PRATT TRIBUNE, Kansas, April 6, 1968 



* Martin Luther King Jr. assassination (2nd report)

* America riots - protests - racial violence



The top of the front page has a three column headline: "Troops Ordered To Protect Capital" Also on the front page is another three column heading: "Nation's Cities Threatened By Wave Of Racial Violence" More on the back ... See More  

Selma Al civil rights ordeal begins...

THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, February 6, 1965



* Selma & Marion MS demonstrations

* Civil Rights - Voting

* Martin Luther King Jr.



The front page has a one column heading: "King Seeks LBJ 'Rights' Meeting". (see) Coverage on the arrest of many negro school children in Selma & Marion Mississippi where Martin Luther King Jr. had a voter registration campaign set ... See More  

Viola Liuzzo murder funeral... KKK crime...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. May 4, 1965



* Informant Gary Thomas Rowe

* re. Viola Liuzzo murder

* Ku Klux Klan crimes

* re. Civil Rights March at Selma



The bottom of the front page has a three column heading: "All-White Jury Is Chosen to Try First Liuzzo Slaying Defendant" with photo of Rowe and defendant. (see)

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From the counter-culture press in Berkeley...

BERKELEY BARB, California, Oct. 5, 1972 



* Rare hippies publication from the early 70's



As Wikipedia notes, this was an underground newspaper that was published in Berkeley from 1965 to the early 1980s. It was one of the first and most influential of the counterculture newspapers of the late 1960s, covering such subjects as the anti-war and civil-rights movements as well as the soci... See More  

'Untidy Revolution' In Selma, Alabama...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, March 18, 1965



* Selma to Montgomery marches - Alabama

* Martin Luther King Jr. - "Bloody Sunday"



Page 3 has, "Untidy Revolution' In Selma, Alabama" which tells of Bloody Sunday. Beneath the article is: "A HEARTFELT 'THANK YOU' from MARTIN LUTHER KING, Jr., the Negroes of Selma, Alabama, and the SCLC staff" which include... See More  

Rosa Parks receives the Medal of Freedom...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 15, 1996 



* Rosa Parks - Civil Rights activist

* Presented Presidential Medal of Freedom



Page 4 has a somewhat discrete report headed: "Rosa Parks Receives Medal in Oval Office" Text begins with: "President Clinton honored civil rights heroine Rosa Parks...." (see)

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From the counter-culture press in Berkeley...

BERKELEY BARB, California, July 18, 1969 



* Rare hippies newspaper from the late 60's

* Published about a month prior to Woodstock



As Wikipedia notes, this was an underground newspaper that was published in Berkeley from 1965 to the early 1980s. It was one of the first and most influential of the counterculture newspapers of the late 1960s, covering such subjects as the anti-war an... See More  

Civil Rights Act of 1964 becomes law...

THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, July 3, 1964 



* American Civil Rights Act of 1964

* Lyndon B. Johnson signs historic bill into law



The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Rights Bill Test In Court Likely" (see)

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