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Born Martin Luther King in Atlanta, Georgia.
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In 1944 Dr. King was an accomplished student, he skipped grades nine and twelve before entering Morehouse. He graduated from Morehouse College as an Ordained Baptist Minister with a degree in sociology. https://blog.morainepark.edu/10-things-you-might-not-know-about-martin-luther-king-jr/
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Married Coretta Scott
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Becomes the Pastor at Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery Alabama.
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Joins the Montgomery bus boycott; first child Yolanda is born.
The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a 13-month-long protest that ended with the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that segregation on public buses is unconstitutional (Berkins, et al., 2014, p.712). -
Awarded the Spingarn Medal; Second child Martin Luther III is born.
The Spingarn Medal is a gold medal awarded annually by the NAACP since 1915 to honor the man or woman of African American descent and American citizenship, who shall have made the highest achievement during the preceding year or years in any honorable field.
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Dr. King becomes the Co-Pastor at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta.
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Launches desegregation campaign in Albany, Georgia; third child, Dexter, is born.
One of the main focuses of the Albany, Georgia campaign was to stop voter suppression of African Americans.
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Dr. King was arrested at a demonstration in Birmingham; delivers " I Have a Dream" speech at the march on Washington; fourth child, Bernice, is born. -
The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Dr. Martin Luther King. -
Dr. King joins the SCLC in Selma Alabama, for its march to Montgomery.
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Launches the Chicago Freedom Movement; Organizes the "Meredith March Against Fear".
The Chicago Freedom Movement addressed issues, such as segregated housing, educational deficiencies, income, employment, and health disparities based on racism and black community development
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Dr. King forms the Poor People Champaign. The Poor People's Campaign was created by the Southern Leadership Conference to address the issues of unemployment, housing shortages for the poor, and the impact of poverty on the lives of millions of Americans.
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Assassinated on April 4 in Memphis, Tennessee. As word of the assassination spread, riots broke out in cities across the United States. Tens of thousands lined the streets to pay tribute to King. King's casket was a wooden farm cart drawn by two mules. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/dr-king-is-assassinated