The Civil Rights act of 1968 prohibited discrimination over the sale, rental and financing of houses based on race, religion, national origin and sex.
Olympic sprinters, Tommie Smith and John Carlos, stood on the medal podium at the 1968 Summer Games. They bowed their heads and raised their fists when the national anthem played, in support of "Black Power".
The Memphis Sanitation Strike showed years of poor treatment, discrimination, and dangerous work conditions. Around 1300 black employees, working in sanitation, left their jobs to protest.
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