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James Meredith became the first black student to enroll at the University of Mississippi
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Emancipation Proclamation issued by President Lincoln freed slaves in the Confederacy
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More than 250,000 people join in the March on Washington. Gathering at the Lincoln Memorial, they listened as Martin Luther King delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech.
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The 24th Amendment abolished the poll tax, which had originally been instituted in 11 southern states. The poll tax made it difficult for blacks to vote. This is important because now it is easier for blacks to vote.
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The voting rights act was passed in 1965. People like Rosa Parks and other civil rights leaders attended the presidents signing on August 6th, 1964.
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Thurgood Marshall becomes the first black to be named to the Supreme Court. The month and day is wrong on this because it didnt say what month and day it was. Just the year.
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In Loving v. Virginia, the Supreme Court ruled that prohibiting interracial marriage was unconstitutional. Sixteen states that still banned interracial marriage at the time were forced to revise their laws. Blacks could now marry whites
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Martin Luther King Jr., at age 39, was shot as he was standing on the balcony outside his hotel room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tenn. This made the rest of the African Americans want to work even harder to earn their rights.
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President Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1968, prohibiting discrimination in the sale, rental and financing of housing. African Americans can now buy houses freely.
