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Martin Luther King

By chulia
  • Martin Luther King was born

    Martin Luther King was born

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    Martin Luther King life

  • Marries Coretta Scott and settles in Montgomery, Alabama.

    Marries Coretta Scott and settles in Montgomery, Alabama.

  • Joins the bus boycott

    Joins the bus boycott

    Joins the bus boycott after Rosa Parks was arrested on December 1. On December 5, he is elected president of the Montgomery Improvement Association, making him the official spokesperson for the boycott.

  • Received Doctorate

    Received Doctorate of Philosophy in Systematic Theology from Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts

  • The Supreme Court rules that bus segregation is illegal, ensuring victory for the boycott.

  • Dr. King speaks to a crowd of 15,000 in Washington, D.C.

  • The U.S. Congress passed the first Civil Rights Act since reconstruction.

  • King’s first book, Stride Toward Freedom, is published.

    King’s first book, Stride Toward Freedom, is published.

  • MLK is nearly killed.

    On a speaking tour, Martin Luther King, Jr. is nearly killed when stabbed by an assailant in Harlem.

  • Resigns as pastor

    Resigns as pastor from the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church to concentrate on civil rights full time.

  • King is arrested

    King is arrested during a sit-in waiting to be served at a restaurant. He is sentenced to four months in jail, but after intervention by John Kennedy and Robert Kennedy, he is released.

  • King is arrested again

    During the unsuccessful Albany, Georgia movement, King is arrested on and jailed.

  • MLK writes his famous Letter

    During the eleven days he spent in jail, MLK writes his famous Letter from a Birmingham Jail.

  • King is arrested with Ralph Abernathy

    King is arrested with Ralph Abernathy by Police Commissioner Eugene “Bull” Connor for demonstrating without a permit.

  • MLK leads 125,000 people on a Freedom Walk in Detroit.

  • the March on Washington becomes the largest civil rights demonstration.

    the March on Washington becomes the largest civil rights demonstration in history with nearly 250,000 people in attendance and King makes his famous I Have a Dream speech.

  • King appears on the cover of Time magazine as its Man of the Year.

  • King is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

    King is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize Dr. King is the youngest person to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize at age 35..

  • King is arrested in Selma, Alabama

    King is arrested in Selma, Alabama during a voting rights demonstration.

  • King leads a march that turns violent.

    King leads a march that turns violent. This was the first time one of his events had turned violent.

  • There are riots and disturbances in 130 American cities.

    There are riots and disturbances in 130 American cities. There were twenty thousand arrests. King’s funeral on April 9 is an international event.

  • Martin Luther King, Jr. is fatally shot

    Martin Luther King, Jr. is fatally shot while standing on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee.

  • a national holiday is proclaimed in King’s honor.