Upon reaching the Capitol they hear a speech by King. King visits Chicago and aids in the effort to improve the Chicago Projects. The 1965 Voting Rights Act is signed by President Johnson. 1966- King rents an apartment in the black ghetto of Chicago. King takes over a Chicago slum building and is sued by its owner.
King launches a drive to make Chicago an open city in regard to housing.
King is stoned in Chicago as he leads a march through crowds of angry whites. Alabama is ordered to desegregate all public schools by the federal government. Dr. King announces the formation of a Poor People's Campaign, with the aim of representing the problems of poor blacks and whites. 1968- King leads a parade of 6,000 protesters in support of striking African American sanitation workers. King is assasinated by a sniper at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis.