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Appointed Pastor
Martin Luther King is appointed pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama. (http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/2006/01/13/january-13-2006-martin-luther-king-jr-as-pastor/1788/) -
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Martin Luther King JR
Martin Luther King Jr's participation in the Civil Rights Movement -
President of Montgomery Improvement Association
Martin Luther King becomes the president of the Montgomery Improvement Association which was organized due to protest against the incident involving Rosa Parks and the Montgomery bus boycott begins. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montgomery_Improvement_Association) -
Meets President Eisenhower
Dr. King meets with President Eisenhower. (https://www.eisenhower.archives.gov/research/subject_guides/pdf/King_Martin_Luther_Jr.pdf) -
Man of the Year
Time Magazine honors Dr. King as "Man of the Year". (http://content.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,19640103,00.html) -
Assassinated
While standing on the balcony of his room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee Dr. Martin Luther King is shot and killed. )http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/martin-luther-king-jr-assassination)
