Cry the Beloved Country By ryansantaana826 Jan 1, 1948 Cry the Beloved Country is published Jan 1, 1948 Racial discrimination is institutionalized This took place sometime in 1948, I do not have an exact date. Jul 26, 1948 Truman signs Executive Order 9981 May 8, 1951 (A) Apartheid Speech Given in Congress Dec 1, 1955 Rosa Parks refuses to give up bus seat Jan 1, 1957 Southern Christian Leadership Conference is made No specific date, it is made in Jan-Feb. Oct 1, 1962 James Meredith becomes the 1st black student to enroll at the University of Mississippi Apr 16, 1963 MLK is jailed Aug 28, 1963 Martin Luther gives his I Have a Dream speech Jul 2, 1964 President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Mar 7, 1965 Blacks begin a march to Montgomery in suppport of voting rights Apr 4, 1968 Martin Luther King is assassinated Apr 11, 1968 President Johnson signs the Civvil Rights Act of 1968 prohibiting discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing Aug 10, 2012 Congress passes the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to make it easier for Southern blacks to register to vote