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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is born
Born in Atlanta, Georgia on January 15
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Dr. King married Coretta Scott, June 18, 1953.
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Boycott because of Mrs. Rosa Parks
Mrs. Rosa Parks, a 42 year old seamstress, refused to give up her seat to a white passenger on a Montgomery bus and was arrested. Dr. King became involved in the incident. As a means of protest the Montgomery Improvement Association was organized, December 4, 1955. Dr. King was elected president. On December 5, 1955, the famous boycott was started. This was the event which started Dr. King on the road to become America's most famous civil rights leader.
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Dr. King's home was bombed
Dr. King's home was bombed January 30, 1956 - no one was hurt.
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Dr. King was elected president SCLC
On January 12, mostly concerned ministers, labor leaders, lawyers, and activists got together and formed the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in an effort to gain information and strategy for ending segregation in their cities and towns. The meeting was held in New Orleans, Louisiana, and Dr. King was elected president, February 14, 1957.
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Dr. King delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech
On August 28, 1963, after meeting with President John F. Kennedy, Dr. King delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to a crowd estimated at 250,000.
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