President signs the Civil Rights Act, the most sweeping civil rights legislation since . It prohibits discrimination of all kinds based on race, color, religion, or national origin (July 2). The bodies of are trial. Murdered by the KKK, James E. Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner had been working to register black voters in Mississippi (Aug.). Martin Luther King receives the . (Oct.) wins the Best Actor Oscar for his role in Lilies of the Field. He is the first African American to win the award.
President signs the Civil Rights Act, the most sweeping civil rights legislation since . It prohibits discrimination of all kinds based on race, color, religion, or national origin (July 2). The bodies of are Murdered by the KKK, James E. Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner had been working to register black voters in Mississippi (Aug.). Martin Luther King receives the . (Oct.) wins the Best Actor Oscar for his role in Lilies of the Field. He is the first African American to win the award. trial.
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