The Columbia Guide to African American History Since 1939 by Robert L Harris Jr
Author:Robert L Harris Jr.
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: HIS036000, History/United States/General, HIS030000, History/Reference
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 2006-06-06T00:00:00+00:00
1965
Malcolm X is assassinated at the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem
Alex Haley publishes The Autobiography of Malcolm X
The Selma to Montgomery march for voting rights is staged
The Voting Rights Act provides for suspension of literacy tests, appointment of federal examiners to insure equitable voting registration, and federal protection for citizens seeking the right to vote
Thurgood Marshall is appointed Solicitor General of the United States
Joan Murray, at WCBS in New York, becomes one of the first black women newscasters
The Watts Riot in Los Angeles, California, leaves 34 dead and 900 injured; more than 3,500 are arrested
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