News from communities around Los Angeles
August 5, 1965
U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act of 1965 into law, one of the most far-reaching pieces of civil rights legislation in U.S. history.
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August 30, 1967 The U.S. Senate confirms the appointment of Thurgood Marshall to the U.S. Supreme Court by President Lyndon Johnson. Marshall becomes the […]
Debi Thomas becomes the first African American to medal at a Winter Olympics when she wins the bronze medal in women’s figure skating at Calgary, […]
November, 18, 1992 The film “Malcolm X,” directed by Spike Lee and starring Denzel Washington and Angela Bassett, is released in the United States. The […]