8 Avril 2014
@Statesman: 6 days of protests hastened #Austin #desegregation http://t.co/IJf13iIvip It took 3 more years to become effective #Texas
April 08, 2014
In April 1964, six days of protests hastened Austin desegregation
American-Statesman Staff Volma Overton read aloud from "Black Like Me." The Rev. Wesley Sims selected books, including Lamentations, from the Bible. Other Austinites, black and white, joined the civil rights leaders inside and outside the City Council chambers, firmly insisting that they be heard.