Timeline: 1964
Paul Hursey was elected the first African American to the position of alderman to the Urbana City Council.
August: President Lyndon B. Johnson increases United States military presence in Viet Nam by ordering the deployment of combat troops.
1964–1965: The NAACP passes a resolution about alleged discriminatory practices against Negro athletes at the University of Illinois.
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