▁and ▁at ▁least ▁ 5 0 ▁black ▁students ▁had ▁walked ▁into ▁John ▁R undle ▁High ▁School ▁peace fully , ▁until ▁a ▁mob ▁of ▁about ▁ 1 5 0 ▁whites ▁arrived ▁and ▁began ▁bar ring ▁any ▁additional ▁black s ▁from ▁walking ▁into ▁R undle ▁High . ▁ ▁Th irty - five ▁students , ▁who ▁attempted ▁to ▁by pass ▁the ▁mob , ▁were ▁be aten , ▁and ▁bott les , ▁br icks ▁and ▁pip es ▁were ▁thrown ▁at ▁demonstr ators , ▁and ▁a ▁Richard ▁S igh , ▁a ▁ 1 2 - year - old ▁boy , ▁was ▁hospital ized ▁after ▁his ▁was ▁leg ▁broken . ▁ ▁The ▁U . S . ▁Justice ▁Department ▁charged ▁the ▁town ' s ▁mayor , ▁city ▁council , ▁and ▁police ▁chief ▁with ▁" will ful ▁failure ▁and ▁ref us al " ▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁students , ▁and ▁on ▁October ▁ 4 , ▁eight ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kl ans ▁of ▁America ▁would ▁be ▁ind icted ▁for ▁consp i racy ▁to ▁viol ate ▁civil ▁rights , ▁but ▁would ▁be ▁acqu itted ▁in ▁June . ▁The ▁first ▁episode ▁of ▁the ▁television ▁series ▁The ▁Mon ke es ▁was ▁broadcast ▁on ▁the ▁N BC ▁network , ▁introdu cing ▁a ▁rock ▁band ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁assemble d ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁casting ▁of ▁a ▁situation ▁comedy , ▁but ▁whose ▁records ▁would ▁become ▁best s ellers . ▁ ▁The ▁group , ▁composed ▁of ▁Dav y ▁Jones , ▁M icky ▁Dol enz , ▁Michael ▁N es m ith ▁and ▁Peter ▁T ork , ▁went ▁on ▁to