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1968

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Oppression
Dr. King assassinated

King is murdered in Memphis while supporting striking sanitation workers; uprisings follow nationwide.

Resistance
The Fair Housing Act

Passed days after King's death, it bans housing discrimination — though redlining's damage endures.

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Key events

  1. April 4, 1968
    Dr. King assassinated

    King is murdered in Memphis while supporting striking sanitation workers; uprisings follow nationwide.

  2. April 11, 1968
    The Fair Housing Act

    Passed days after King's death, it bans housing discrimination — though redlining's damage endures.

  3. October 16, 1968
    The Black Power salute at the Olympics

    Tommie Smith and John Carlos raise gloved fists in Mexico City.