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Friday, November 30, 2012

Brown vs. Board of Education


The newspaper article above is from the Russell Daily News, a newspaper produced in Russell, Kansas. On the day that the Supreme Court released the decision to end segregation in public schools, the media went on a frenzy reporting the details of the court case. The Russell Daily News published two front page stories about the decision. This particular edition of the newspaper carried the report from D.C. in addition to the ruling.

This is another picture from the same time period, and it displays a mother explaining the decision of the court case to her young daughter.

Monday, November 26, 2012

Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Death

The death of Martin Luther King, Jr. was an event that rocked the entire nation. The famous Civil Rights leader was gunned down in Memphis on April 4, 1968. Countless newspapers covered the assassination. Walter Cronkite reported King's death on CBS News shortly after it happened.

The video above is the CBS news report that Cronkite delivered on the night of King's death.