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Martin Luther King, Jr.

By EmmaStephenson
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. is born in Atlanta, Georgia

    Martin Luther King, Jr. is born in Atlanta, Georgia

  • Becomes an Ordained Minister

    Becomes an Ordained Minister

  • Marries Coretta Scott

    Marries Coretta Scott

  • Arrested for the first time, for a traffic violation

    Arrested for the first time, for a traffic violation

  • Martin Luther King, III is born.

    Martin Luther King, III is born.

  • Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King Visit India

    Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King Visit India

    They study Mahatma Ghandi's methods of non violent protest
  • Meets with President John F. Kennedy and delivers his "I Have a Dream" speech

    Meets with President John F. Kennedy and delivers his "I Have a Dream" speech

  • Accepted the Nobel Peace Prize

    Accepted the Nobel Peace Prize

  • Delivers his last speech - "I've Been to the Mountaintop"

    Delivers his last speech - "I've Been to the Mountaintop"

  • Martin Luther King, Jr. is shot and killed at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, TN.

    Martin Luther King, Jr. is shot and killed at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, TN.

    Escaped convict James Earl Ray is later found guilty of the murder.

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