Martin Luther King Jr.

Birth of Martin Luther King Jr.

Jan 15, 1929

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Martin Luther King Jr. was born in Atlanta, Georgia

Martin Luther King Jr. Life time

Period: Jan 15, 1929 to Apr 4, 1968

6 major events in his life

Martin Graduates!!!

Jan 10, 1948

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Martin Luther King Jr. graduated from Morehouse College in 1948

Montgomery Bus Boycott

Dec 1, 1955

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When Rosa Parks was arrested for not following the sitting ordinance on a public bus in Montgomery, the black community was outrage. They were so outraged that they created the Montgomery Improvement Association. They boycotted the Montgomery public bus.

Southern Christian Leadership Conference

Jan 1, 1957

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60 black ministers met in Atlanta and decided to form the SCLC. This group was made to end the segregration between black people and white people.

Sit In Movement

Feb 1, 1960

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The Sit in Movement is when a bunch of people sit at a place and do nothing. This shut down many buisnesses. Some people felt sorry for them and joined them

Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.

Apr 4, 1968

Citation As King stood on an outside balcony at the Lorraine Hotel, he was struck by a rifle bullet. He was pronounced dead at 7:00 P.M. in a Memphis hospital.