Video: '16th St. Baptist Church Bombing - 1963 | Today In History | 15 Sept 17'

(Sunday, September 15, 1963, 10:22 a.m. CST; during the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing, part of the civil rights movement and the Birmingham campaign) — Four girls were killed this morning when a bomb set by a white supremacist terrorist group exploded in the basement of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, where 80 African-American children were attending Sunday school. Continue reading Four African-American girls killed in 16th Street Baptist Church bombing 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 15 1963) →

Video: 'Martin Luther King | I Have A Dream Speech | August 28, 1963, Full Speech'

(Wednesday, August 28, 1963, approximately 3:00 p.m. EDT; during the civil rights movement) — American civil rights activist and Baptist minister Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have A Dream” speech today from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Continue reading Martin Luther King Jr. delivers ‘I Have a Dream’ speech during March on Washington 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 28 1963) →

Video: 'James Meredith Graduates from the University of Mississippi (August 18, 1963)'

(Sunday, August 18, 1963; during the civil rights movement) — James Meredith, 30, today became the first African-American to graduate from the University of Mississippi in its 115 years of existence. Continue reading James Meredith becomes first Black student to graduate from University of Mississippi 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 18 1963) →

Video: 'Medgar Evers - Part 1, Civil Rights Heroes, Martin Kent Documentary' (June 12, 1963, at 4:28)

(Wednesday, June 12, 1963, at approximately 12:40 a.m. CST; during the Civil rights movement) — Medgar Evers, a 37-year-old African-American civil rights activist, was shot and killed today while standing in his driveway in Jackson, Mississippi, by Byron De La Beckwith, a member of the White Citizens’ Council in Jackson and a member of the Ku Klux Klan. Continue reading Civil rights leader Medgar Evers assassinated while standing in his driveway in Jackson, Mississippi 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 12 1963) →

Video: 'Alabama City Remembered as Climactic Battle of Civil Rights Movement'

(Friday, May 3, 1963, demonstrations were held between 1:00 and 3:00 p.m. CST; during the Children’s Crusade, part of the Birmingham campaign
in the Civil Rights Movement) –On the second day of the Children’s Crusade in Birmingham, Alabama, members of the police and fire departments unleashed police dogs and fire hoses this afternoon on African-American school children marching to protest racial segregation. Continue reading Birmingham officials unleash police dogs, fire hoses on African-American children marching against racial segregation 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 3 1963) →

Video: 'The March That Led to MLK's Arrest and Famous Letter'

(Tuesday, April 16, 1963; during the Birmingham Campaign, part of the Civil Rights Movement) — The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote his “Letter from Birmingham Jail” today in which the civil rights activist responded to a group of local clergymen who had criticized him for leading street protests; King defended his tactics, writing, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” Continue reading Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. writes ‘Letter from Birmingham Jail’ while imprisoned in Alabama for protesting segregation 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 16 1963) →