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On May 17, 2004, the NAACP staged a gala celebration at Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court Decision in Brown v. Board of Education. Comedian, actor, and philanthropist Bill Cosby was asked to deliver the main address. Cosby unexpectedly used the occasion to deliver a controversial speech that profiled current African American social, economic, and cultural deficiencies.
On June 29, 1972, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a five-to-four decision that the death penalty was cruel and unusual punishment, which violated...
On June 28, 1970, Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Clay) stands before the Supreme Court regarding his refusal to be inducted into the US Army...
On June 25, 1941, President Roosevelt issued Executive Order 8802, which forbade racial and religious discrimination in war industries, government training programs, and government...
On June 22, 1949 Ezzard Charles defeated Jersey Joe Walcott for the World heavyweight championship.
