Black History Knowledge — June 10

What happened on this day. These are the June 10 moments in Black history worth knowing, remembering, and passing on.

1954 — Southern governors organize resistance to school integration

On June 10, 1954, governors and representatives from twelve Southern states met in Richmond, Virginia, to resist the Supreme Court’s Brown v. Board of Education decision. The meeting helped shape the organized backlash that became known as massive resistance.

1963 — Bloody Monday takes place in Danville, Virginia

On June 10, 1963, police in Danville, Virginia, attacked nonviolent civil rights demonstrators with clubs and fire hoses. The violence became known as Bloody Monday and exposed the force Black communities faced when challenging segregation in public life.

1964 — The Senate ends the civil rights filibuster

On June 10, 1964, the U.S. Senate voted to end debate on the Civil Rights Act of 1964 after a long filibuster. The cloture vote was a major turning point because it cleared the way for one of the most important civil rights laws in American history.