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First black student at the university of mississippi
he became the first African-American student at the University of Mississippi. During the subsequent riot, two were killed and many others were injured. 5,000 federal troops arrived to restore order; some stayed to protect Meredith throughout the year. -
The first Civil Rights bill was passed to stop racial discrimination
President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964, prohibiting discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing. -
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black voters
In 1964, the massive Mississippi voter registration drive "Freedom Summer" increased black registered voters from 7% to 67% of those eligible in the five years after civil rights organizers first arrived. -
first black Supreme Court Justice.
President Johnson appoints Thurgood Marshall to the SupremeCourt. He becomes the first black Supreme Court Justice. -
Martin Luther King is shot
(Memphis, Tenn.) Martin Luther King, at age 39, is shot as he stands on the balcony outside his hotel room. Escaped convict and committed racist James Earl Ray is convicted of the crime. -
integrated busses
The Supreme Court, in Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education, upholds busing as a legitimate means for achieving integration of public schools. Although largely unwelcome (and sometimes violently opposed) in local school districts, court-ordered busing plans in cities such as Charlotte, Boston, and Denver continue until the late 1990s -
Barbara Jordon
African American woman to serve in US house of representatives -
tom Bradley
the second African American elected mayor of a major US city – Los Angeles – he held the office for 20 years -
first andonly African American mayor of Los Angeles.
Thomas J. "Tom" Bradley (December 29, 1917 – September 29, 1998) was the 38th Mayor of Los Angeles, California, serving in that office from 1973 to 1993. He was the first and to date only African American mayor of Los Angeles. His 20 years in office mark the longest tenure by any mayor in the city's history before term limits passed by California voters in 1990 came into effect in a voter-approved statewide initiative. His 1973 election made him only the second African American mayor of a major -
Hank Aaron
broke Babe Ruth’s record for all time home runs
