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Martin Luther King Jr slain by lone Memphis assassin (1968)

Dr. Martin Luther King, Nobel Peace Prize winner who made nonviolence his chief weapon in the fight for civil rights, was shot to death here last night as he stood on a balcony outside his motel room.

Whites have no reason to be surprised by civil rights movement (1968)

Original Editor's note from 1968: This article by the noted author James Baldwin... is an attempt to explain to whites the militant Negro's reaction to 'black power,' as well as the Negro revolution now in progress. It is bitter, but not devoid of hope.

Racism in America: The Kerner Report (1968)

In the early morning hours of July 23, 1967, police in Detroit raided an unlicensed, after-hours bar in what they assumed was just another routine... Click to read more...

Insight into the Kerner Report from Kerner himself (1968)

In this unique series, Otto Kerner offers a behind-the-scenes look at the 1968 National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders report on racism in the US.

Kerner Commission: Racism confronted after months of soul-searching (1968)

Racism is very difficult for any of us to admit, even to ourselves. But gradually and inevitably we had to conclude that the basic cause of America's racial disorders is white racism.

Kerner Commission: Use of ‘overforce’ criticized (1968)

Use of 'overforce' criticized Kerner Commission Report backstory, part 2: Kerner urges responsibility in meeting violence By Otto Kerner, Chairman... Click to read more...

Kerner Commission: Prejudice – A name for racism (1968)

Prejudice - A name for racism Kerner Commission Report backstory, part 3: Prejudice. It's in all our hearts. What can we do about it? By Otto Kern... Click to read more...

Kerner Report: President’s riot commission learned from the people (1968)

Getting the facts Kerner Commission Report backstory, part 4: President's riot commission learned from the people By Otto Kerner, Chairman, Nation... Click to read more...

Kerner Commission: Racism has no simple cure (1968)

Of course, we can and must take many steps on a high-priority basis to stop America's ominous drift toward two societies, separate and unequal.

Aftermath of Martin Luther King Jr’s assassination (1968)

The assassination of Dr Martin Luther King Jr triggered violence across the nation back in 1968.

Birth of the sit-in movement, 10 years on (1970)

There’s no sign proclaiming the FW Woolworth lunch counter here as the birthplace, 10 years ago today, of the sit-in movement that brought a new way of community life to the dual service and segregated South of the 1960s.

Martin Luther King Jr’s ‘I have a dream’ speech (1963)

Martin Luther King's speech (video) "I have a dream" by the Rev Dr Martin Luther King, Jr, President, Southern Christian Leadership Conference... Click to read more...

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