Join the United Way of the Midlands in service on MLK Day. With your support, we'll pack 2,000 snack packs, our largest kit assembly to date, for Together!
Led by United Way of the Midlands staff, volunteers will volunteers will assemble and pack up 2,000 kits for delivery to Together.
To honor Dr. King's legacy, there are 64 volunteer spots available.
- In 1964, Dr. King was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize "for his non-violent struggle for civil rights for the Afro-American population".
- The Civil Rights Act was passed in 1964. This act, signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson on July 2, 1964, prohibited discrimination in public places, provided for the integration of schools and other public facilities, and made employment discrimination illegal. It was the most sweeping civil rights legislation since Reconstruction.
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Sources:
- The Nobel Peace Prize 1964. NobelPrize.org. Nobel Prize Outreach AB 2023. Thu. 21 Dec 2023.
- Civil Rights Act 1964. Archives.org. Milestone Documents, Civil Rights Act (1964). Thu. 21 Dec 2023.
