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"It is hereby declared to be the policy of the President that there shall be equality of treatment and opportunity for all persons in the armed services without regard to race, color, religion, or national origin."
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Population Registration Act required that all South Africans be racially classified into one of three categories.
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Bantu Authorities Act established a basis for ethnic government in African reserves, known as ``homelands.''
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The Public Safety Act and the Criminal Law Amendment Act were passed.
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Four black students from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical College begin a sit-in at a segregated Woolworth's lunch counter. Although they are refused service, they are allowed to stay at the counter.
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A large group of blacks in Sharpeville refused to carry their passes; the government declared a state of emergency.
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James Meredith becomes the first black student to enroll at the University of Mississippi.
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Malcolm X, black nationalist and founder of the Organization of Afro-American Unity, is shot to death.
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Congress passes the Voting Rights Act of 1965, making it easier for Southern blacks to register to vote.
