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The birth of Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15, 1929. He was born as Michael King instead of Martin Luther King Jr. because he hadn't earn that name yet. He was born in Atlanta, Georgia to Alberta Williams King and Martin Luther King Sr. -
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The marriage of dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
During the work of his docturate, Martin Luther King Jr. met Coretta Scott an aspiring singer and musician at the New England Conservatory school in Boston. They married on June 18, 1953 and had four kids, Yolanda, Martin Luther King, III, Dexter Scott, and Bernice. -
Bus Boycott
In 1955, Martin Luther King Jr. joined the bus boycott right after Rosa Parks got arrested on December 1st, for not giving up her seat to a White. On December 5th, Martin Luther King jr. was elected president of the Montgomery Improvement Association. He was the official spokesman for the boycott becaus ehe was young, well-trained, and had a professional standing. This event started Martin Luther King Jr. to the road to American's famous civil rights leader. -
The southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
In January, 1957, Martin Luther King, Jr., Ralph Abernathy, and 60 ministers and civil rights activists founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) to harness the moral authority and organizing power of black churches. They would help conduct non-violent protests to promote civil rights reform. King's participation gave him a base of operation throughout the South, as well as a national platform. -
The "sit-in" movement
On February 1960, a group of African American students began what became known as the "sit-in" movement in Greensboro, North Carolina. The students would sit at segregated lunch counters in the cities' stores. When asked to leave or seat in the colored section, they would refused. -
The "sit-in" movement's reaction
On October 19, 1960, Martin Luther King Jr. and a group of 75 students entered a local department store, they requested lunch, but were denied. When they refused to leave when asked to, Dr. King and 36 other students were arrested. -
I have a dream speech
On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. made a speech to 200,000 poeple in Washington D.C. He dream that his four little kids will be able to have their own rights and can do whatever they can. He also dream that everyone can have whatever right they wanted. -
The Pettus Bridge march
On March 9, 1965, 2,500 marchers, both black and white, set out to cross the Pettus Bridge and confronted barricades and state troopers. Instead of forcing a confrontation, Martin Luther King Jr. led his followers to kneel in prayer and turned back. This event made Dr. King loss the support among some African American leaders. -
Martin Luther King's words to supporters
On April 3, in what proved to be an eerie prophetic speech, he told supporters, “I've seen the promised land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight that we, as a people, will get to the promised land.” -
The assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
On April 4, 1968, while standing on a balcony outside his room at Lorraine Motel, he was assassinated and died. Later the assassinator was found guilty and put behind bars. He then died in prison on April 23, 1998.
