April | 1965
- April 22 King addressed joint convention of the two Houses of the General Court of Massachusetts
- April 23 King led a march to Boston Common to protest discrimination in schools, jobs and housing.
- April 25 Segregationist Lester Maddox leads 2,000 supporters in march through Atlanta
- April 27 King addressed students at UCLA
May | 1965
- May 12 King began whirlwind tour of Nassau County and addressed a crowd of a street in Lakeview, NY.
- May 20 King addressed the American Jewish Congress in New York, NY.
June | 1965
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July | 1965
- July 7 In a phone call with President Johnson, King explained his public criticism of the Johnson administration's conduct of the Vietnam War
- July 26 King leads march to Chicago City Hall and addressed a rally sponsored by the Chicago's Coordinating Council on Community Organizations