Black History

By raderp19
  • Martin Luther King's Birth Date

    Martin Luther King's Birth Date

    Martin Luther King Jr. was a Baptist minister and social activist, who led the Civil Rights Movement in the United States in the mid-1950s.
  • mathin Luther King's Freshman year of college

    mathin Luther King's Freshman year of college

    Morehouse College is a private, all-male, liberal arts, historically black college located in Atlanta, in the U.S. state of Georgia.
  • Martin Luther King's publishes letter to the editor

    Martin Luther King's publishes letter to the editor

    His book was stating that black people "are entitled to the basic rights and opportunities of American citizens."
  • Martin Luther King became a appointed assistant pastor

    Martin Luther King became a appointed assistant pastor

    In the fall of 1947, Martin Luther King delivered his first sermon at the pulpit of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta.Ebenezer’s congregation voted to license King as a minister soon afterward, and he was ordained in February 1948.
  • Martin Luther King receives his bachelor of arts degree

    Martin Luther King receives his bachelor of arts degree

    King receives his bachelor of arts degree in sociology from Morehouse College.
  • Martin Luther King starts at Crozer Theological Seminary

    Martin Luther King starts at Crozer Theological Seminary

    After completing his undergraduate work at Morehouse College in 1948, Martin Luther King attended Crozer Theological Seminary near Chester, Pennsylvania.
  • Martin Luther King's first child

    Martin Luther King's first child

    The eldest child of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King, Yolanda was born 17 November 1955, less than a month before the launch of the Montgomery bus boycott.
  • When Rosa Parks stood her ground

    When Rosa Parks stood her ground

    Rosa Parks, a respected member of Montgomery's black community, refused to surrender her bus seat to a white passenger when asked to do so.
  • Martin Luther King becomes president of Holt Street Baptist Church

    Martin Luther King becomes president of Holt Street Baptist Church

    Major King Events black ministers and community leaders in Montgomery, Alabama. Under the leadership of Martin Luther King, Jr., the MIA was instrumental in guiding the Montgomery bus boycott
  • Martin Luther Kings Assassination

    Martin Luther Kings Assassination

    Martin Luther King, Jr was an American clergyman and civil rights leader who was fatally shot at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, on Thursday, April 4, 1968, at the age of 39.