Dr. King Timeline: "1966
Dr. King rents an apartment in a Chicago ghetto.
February 23: In Chicago, Dr. King meets with Elijah Muhammad, leader of the Nation of Islam.
March: Dr. King takes over a Chicago slum building and is sued by its owner.
March 25: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that any poll tax is unconstitutional.
May 16: Dr. King agrees to serve as co-chairman of Clergy and Laymen Concerned About Vietnam. An antiwar statement by Dr. King is read at a large Washington, D.C. rally to protest the war in Vietnam.
June 6: James Meredith is shot soon after beginning his 220-mile 'March Against Fear' from Memphis, Tennessee, to Jackson, Mississippi.
July 10: Dr. King launches a drive to make Chicago an 'open city' in regard to housing. "