Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Timeline by Alexander Stephens

Jan 15th 1929 - Martin Luther King Jr. Was born

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Dr. king was born in Atlanta Georgia. His father was a minister, missionary, and a civil right activist.

1944 - 1951 - Martin Luther King Jr. attended at morehouse college, and Crozer Theological Seminary

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Martin Luther King Jr. at a young age who entered college as an early admission student at the age of 15. Then at 1948 to 1951 he attended at crozer theological seminary.

January 1952 - Martin Luther King Jr. meets Coretta Scott

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Dr. king meets his wife on a blind date in boston MA, the date was across town at the New England Conservatory of Music.

1954 - Martin Luther King Jr's. Job after college

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At the age of 25 Dr. King was called as the pastor if the Dexter Avenue point church in Montgomery, Alabama. He became a minister, an adherent of nonviolence.

December 5, 1955 - Martin Luther King Jr. Boycott Speech

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Dr. king at Holt Street Baptist Church in Montgomery Alabama Dr. King spoke to nearly 5000 people four days after Rosa Parks was arrested, her arrest led to major civil rights campaigns like Dr. King speech.

1957 - SCLC founded

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SCLC stands for Southern Christian Leadership Conference it had the goal of redeeming the soul of America, It was founded by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. some of the men who help found SCLC are, Ralph Abernathy, and Jesse L. Jacson

April 1963 - Martin Luther King Jr. Goes to Birmingham

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The SCLC goes to birmingham with Dr. King, They went to Birmingham to attack the city's segregation system by putting pressure on Birmingham's merchants. Dr. King was arrested in birmingham and had to serve sentences because he led a peaceful protest against unconstitutional bans "race mixing". Dr. king wrote the letter "Letter from Birmingham Jail" Because it was his response statement of concern and caution issued by eight white religious leaders of the south.

August 28, 1963 - I have a Dream Speech

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Dr. king delivered a speech too a massive group of people that are diverse around of 200,000 people were attended, The speech was gather by group of civil rights marchers gathered round the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC.

March 25, 1965 - What Martin Luther King Jr. does in Selma

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Dr. King led thousands of nonviolent protesters to the steps of the capitol in Montgomery, After an 5 day 54 mile march from Selma, Alabama, Dr. King marched to focus on their drive to win voting rights for African Americans in the South.

April 4, 1968 - Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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At 6:05 pm on thursday of APril 4, 1968 Dr. King was shot while standing on his second floor room at the Lorraine Motel. A shot was heard from another location then later Dr. King was rushed to a hospital and one hour later he passed away.