Name/Title
Beshears: St. Joseph News-Press articleEntry/Object ID
2022.40.105Scope and Content
Page 1 of Section B of the December 29, 1963 St. Joseph News Press featuring the main article headlined "1963: A Year of U. S. Racial Crisis". The article name is "Violence Erupts as Negro Pushes for Rights" by Junius Griffin.Context
Three pictures:
A helicopter view of the crowd in the Lincoln Memorial area.
The wreckage of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala. where four 14 year old Negro girls were killed.
Police used Police dogs to break up a Negro demonstration.
The racial revolution of 1963 engendered violence, wracked the conscience of America and exposed racial discrimination as a condition not confined to any geographical area.
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How and where did it all start?
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William L. Moore, 35, a white postman . . . . , became the first casualty . . . .
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The tragic violence surrounded Negro demands for: . . . . .
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"It was only a question of time when it was going to happen. . . . . The year just happened to be 1963."
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The mood for action among Negroes was voiced by Dr. James Nabrit, Jr, president of Howard University. .
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For most Negroes, the march accomplished its purpose but it failed in the eyes of some militants.. . . .
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The year 1963 did result in some encouraging millstones. . . . .
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Other cities which drew praise from Negro leaders were . . . .Lexicon
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Dimension Notes
15" x 23½"
