Civil Rights Movement (1954-68)

• Trump Issues M.L.K. Day Proclamation After Criticism - Civil rights groups had criticized President Trump for failing to issue a proclamation honoring Martin Luther King Jr. and not attending commemorative events.
• May Britt, 91, Dies; Her Marriage to Sammy Davis Jr. Sparked Outrage - She was a white actress, he was a popular Black entertainer, and their relationship elicited racist reactions in 1960, worrying John F. Kennedy’s presidential campaign.