Martin Luther King Jr

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Event Date:	Event Title:	Event Description:
01/15/1929	martin luther king jr	King was born in Atlanta Georgia to reverend King Sr. and Alberta Williams. He had an older sister named Christine and a younger brother named Alfred Daniel (A.D)
12/15/1936	Martin Luther King Jr	One symbol that represents Martin Luther King is a castle. Castles stand tall and strong and protect the people behind its walls. Martin was a very strong man who did whatever it took to protect his race. Though he was not made of stone he still fought against his racist society for equality.
12/15/1937	Martin Luther King Jr	Another symbol that represents Martin Luther King is a Lion. Lions are strong majestic creatures with alot of courage. A lion is a prime example of Martin because he was one of the strongest African American males that walked this earth. Despite all the negetivity and bigoted responses and actions from the white people he still strived to lead his people to freedom.
06/18/1953	martin luther king jr	martin luther king jr married Coretta Scott on the front lawn of her parent's house in Marion, Alabama
11/17/1955	Martin Luther King Jr	Martin's first child, Yolanda Denise, was born in Montgomery, Alabama
10/23/1957	Martin Luther King Jr	Martin's second child, Martin Luther King III was born
04/12/1958	Martin Luther King Jr	In the spring of 1958 Martin completed his first book called "Stride Towards Freedom". It combined an autobiography of him and a step-by-step story of the boycott.
12/13/1958	Martin Luther King Jr	Shortly after "Stride Toward Freedom" Martin wrote "The Montgomery Story". The exact date that he finished was not discovered but it was sometime during 1958
12/13/1959	Martin Luther King Jr	Martin's third and most famous book was "The Measure of A Man". The exact date was also unknown for this book.
01/30/1961	Martin Luther King Jr	Martin's third child, Dexter king, was born in Atlanta, Georgia.
03/28/1963	Martin Luther King Jr	Martins fourth and last child, Bernice King, was born
04/04/1968	Martin Luther King Jr	Martin Luther King Jr was assinated by James Earl Ray
Timespan Dates:	Timespan Title:	Timespan Description:
01/15/1929 to 04/04/1968	Martin Luther King Jr