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Emily Harwood- READ 4232 Martin Luther King

By Emily Harwood

  • MLK's Birth

    MLK's Birth
    Martin Luther King was born in Atlanta,Georgia on January 15th in 1929.

  • Graduation

    Graduation
    June 1948: King graduated from Morehouse College with a Bachelor's Degree in sociology

  • Marriage

    Marriage
    On June 18,1953: King married Coretta Scott in Marion, Alabama.

  • Book Publication

    Book Publication
    On September 17, 1958 King's first book, Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story - was published

  • Letter to the naation

    Letter to the naation
    In April 1963 King spends a week in a Birmingham, Alabama jail and writes a letter to the nation

  • "I Have A Dream" Speech

    "I Have A Dream" Speech
    Martin Luther King delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech on August 28,1963

  • Nobel Peace Prize

    Nobel Peace Prize
    On December 10,1964: King receives the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway