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His birth
Martin Luther King Jr. was born. -
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MLK's life
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he graduated from Morehouse with a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology
He graduated from Morehouse with a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology. -
he graduated with a Bachelor of Divinity degree
he graduated with a Bachelor of Divinity degree -
He gets married
He married Coretta Scott -
King visited Gandhi's birthplace in India
King visited Gandhi's birthplace in India -
I have a dream speech
He reads his speech in washington in front of the lincon memorial. -
Recives Nobel Peace Prize
King became the youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, which was awarded to him for leading non-violent resistance to racial prejudice in the United States -
Gets nobel peace prize
King became the youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, which was awarded to him for leading non-violent resistance to racial prejudice in the United States -
Rosa Parks got arrested for not giving up her seat
The Montgomery Bus Boycott, urged and planned by Nixon and led by King, soon followed. -
Rosa Parks is arrested for not giving up her seat
The Montgomery Bus Boycott, urged and planned by Nixon and led by King, soon followed. -
Beyond Vietnam
He delivered a speech about his feelings on vietnam and how he disagrees with it. -
Blood Sunday
He first attemted it on March 7th but didn't because of mobs and police violence. King led marchers on March 9 to the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, then held a short prayer session before turning the marchers around and asking them to disperse. -
MLK's Assasination
He was fired at and the bullet entered through the right cheek smashinging his jaw and then going down his spinal cord and finally entering his shoulder. -
MLK's assination
He was fired at and the bullet entered through the right cheek smashinging his jaw and then going down his spinal cord and finally entering his shoulder.