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Martin Luther King JR.

By sophiehightower
  • when he was born

    when he was born

    Martin Luther was born january 15,1929
  • graduated from booker T washington highschool

    graduated from booker T washington highschool

    he graduated at the age of 15
  • graduates from morehouse college

    graduates from morehouse college

    he graduated at the age of 19
  • enters boston university

    enters boston university

  • marries correta scott and settles in montgomery alabama

    marries correta scott and settles in montgomery alabama

  • Received Doctorate of Philosophy in Systematic Theology from Boston University

  • the Supreme Court rules that bus segregation is illegal

    the Supreme Court rules that bus segregation is illegal

  • King forms the Southern Christian Leadership Conference to fight segregation and achieve civil rights

    King forms the Southern Christian Leadership Conference to fight segregation and achieve civil rights

  • he spoke the I have a dream speak

    he spoke the I have a dream speak

  • Becomes co-pastor with his father at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia.

    Becomes co-pastor with his father at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia.

  • On Good Friday, April 12, King is arrested with Ralph Abernathy

    On Good Friday, April 12, King is arrested with Ralph Abernathy

  • On January 3, King appears on the cover of Time magazine as its Man of the Year.

    On January 3, King appears on the cover of Time magazine as its Man of the Year.

  • On February 2, King is arrested in Selma, Alabama during a voting rights demonstration.

    On February 2, King is arrested in Selma, Alabama during a voting rights demonstration.

  • On January 22, King moves into a Chicago

  • The Supreme Court upholds a conviction

    The Supreme Court upholds a conviction

  • At sunset on April 4, Martin Luther King, Jr. is fatally shot while standing on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee

    At sunset on April 4, Martin Luther King, Jr. is fatally shot while standing on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee

  • On November 2, a national holiday is proclaimed in King's honor

    On November 2, a national holiday is proclaimed in King's honor

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