The King's Final Act

MLK's Last March for the Civil Rights Act of 1964: 60 Years Later

Martin Luther King Jr. made his last stand in the fight for the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 in St. Augustine, Florida, weeks before ...

Mourning the Death of Martin Luther King Jr.

... Act of 1968 in tribute to King's work. Memphis sanitation workers in a memorial march after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King. Memphis sanitation ...

Civil Rights Act of 1964 | The Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and ...

... last summer. The Negro and his compatriots for self-respect and human dignity will not be denied” (King, “A Look to 1964”). The bill passed the House of ...

Civil Rights Act of 1968 - The Bullock Texas State History Museum

Missing LBJ's desired deadline of King's funeral by just one day, the United States Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1968 on April 10—the final, great ...

The Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. | Origins

... Act. But they also met continued resistance. The participants in the Poor People's Campaign, Dr. King's final crusade to get the nation to ...

Martin Luther King, Jr., and Memphis Sanitation Workers

Those principles were put to a severe test in his support of a strike by sanitation workers in Memphis, Tennessee. This was King's final ...

How Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination changed America 50 ...

King's final speeches found him railing ... final policy tribute to King's dream of multiracial democracy. ... King's ultimate act of defiance, his ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Records Collection Act - Wikipedia

The Martin Luther King Jr. Records Collection Act, or MLK Records Act, is proposed legislation that would release United States government records ...

Dr. King's Legacy - National Civil Rights Museum

The legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. encompasses influential decisions, monumental actions and steadfast progressions of humanitarian rights that reach ...

Martin Luther King, Jr. - Civil Rights, Nonviolence, Activism | Britannica

... Act of 1965. Throughout the nation ... King, especially in the final months of his life. ... Celebration of the King national holiday did not end ...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: His Life and Legacy | HISTORY

King's leadership played a pivotal role in ending ... Act of 1964, considered a crowning achievement of the civil rights era. ... 's Final Speech. Read Now ...

Martin Luther King, Jr.,'s Final Chapter | The New Yorker

A voting-rights act would produce a coalition of blacks and white moderates, changing the electoral map of the South. Johnson liked that. It ...

About Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

... act on civil rights. Dr. King was later named ... final word in reality. This is why right ... The King Center Announces Official Dates and Theme for King Holiday ...

Remembering the Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.

... Act into law. He was assassinated in April 1968, and a week after his death, the Fair Housing Act was enacted as the final piece of civil-rights era legislation ...

The 1963 March on Washington - NAACP

One year later, he signed the National Voting Rights Act of 1965. Together, these laws outlawed discrimination against blacks and women, effectively ending ...

Voting Rights Act of 1965 | The Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and ...

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: Remembering the civil rights leader

In 1934, King, Sr. went on a trip to Europe during which time he visited sites associated with the Reformation leader, Martin Luther, and ...

LBJ and MLK - Pieces of History

... Act, ending discrimination in housing sales. ... King to testify for the proposed Voting Rights Act before Congress. ... King's civil rights ...

Martin Luther King Jr. - Civil Rights Activists - Biography (Bio.)

... Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. ... final speaker of the Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom. ... King's death. Ray died in prison on April ...

The 15 Year Battle for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

On August 23, 1994, the King Holiday and Service Act was signed into law by President Bill Clinton. Inspired by King's life of service, Congressman John ...