Interactive Timeline
Major civil right events found on the pages of newspapers in the 1960s.
1960s Newspaper Archives
Newspapers in the segregated South
The newly digitized pages and news stories of the Clarion Ledger and the Daily News papers shown on this Web site reflect both the entrenched racism and, over time, the changing attitudes.
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Other Newspapers from the 1960s
Newly Digitized Newspapers
- Jackson Daily News
- "The Jackson Evening Post" was founded in 1882 by four men ousted when two of the state's newspapers, "The Eastern Clarion" and "The Standard," merged. more…
- The Clarion-Ledger
- "The Clarion-Ledger" is a statewide newspaper published daily in Jackson, Mississippi. more…
- The Poughkeepsie Journal
- The "Poughkeepsie Journal" is the oldest newspaper in New York state, a publication that has reported on important national and regional news since 1785. more…
- Florida Today
- Published in Brevard County, Florida. more…
