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June 17th, U.S. Supreme Court rules that state mandated Bible reading in public schools is unconstitutional.

June 11th, JFK’s “Civil Rights address” asks the nation to help solve the moral crisis of racial inequality.

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treat our fellow Americans as we want to be treated?

26-year-old Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova is the first woman in space.

after six weeks of boycotting, stores in downtown birmingham that promoted or supported segragation, start taking thier signs down. Commissioner Bull Connor threatens their business licences if they don’t obey the segraga tion ordinances but he is booted out of office & the jim crow signs are finally taken down.

t he 5 0 ’ s are of fic ia ll y over .

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June 23rd, Martin luther King jr. speaks at ‘Walk to Freedom’ - the largest civil rights demonstration to date. 125,000 march to Detroit, Michigan’s “cobo arena.”

Yes, I have a dream this afternoon that one day

and righteousness like a mighty stream!

justice will roll down like waters,

“Letter from Birmingham Jail” is printed in the June issues of Liberation, Christian Century, & The New Leader magazines.

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June 26th, JFK visits Berlin

MLK jr. quotes Chief Justice Earl Warren, stating: “justice too long delayed is justice denied.

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“Colorism.” half of this book was painted in black & white on recycled paper to reflect the standards of “The paper bag test” in which social & economic privledge / access is given to people with skin as light as or lighter than a paper bag. 12

“One” Magazine gets political