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Michael Luther King is born
Michael King Sr. and his wife, Alberta, had Michael Luther King Jr. in Atlanta, Georgia. -
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Dr. King's Life
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A new shepard
In February 1948, Martin Luther King, Jr., became a Baptist minister -
MLK married Coretta Scott
Martin and Coretta Scott married in her home town of Marion, Alabama -
His first book
Martin Luther Kin Jr. published his first book, Stride Toward Freedom -
New friends
By early 1959, Dr. King had recovered enough to visit India for several weeks. -
MLK lead the march to Montgomery
Dr. King left his church in Montgomery to help his farther at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta -
I have a dream
More than 250,000 demonstrators joined the march on Wahington for Jobs and Freedom. -
A leader arrested
On February 1, Dr. King and 770 others demonstrators were arrested in Selma, Alabama. -
A new age
On August 6, Dr. King and other African American leaders watched as President Lyndon Johnson signed the 1965 Voting Rights Act. -
The loss of a great leader
On April 4, 1968 Dr. King was shot to death on the balcony of his motel.
