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Michael King
Later known as Martin Luther King Jr was born in Atlanta Georgia. -
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Martin Luther King Jr
Martin Luther King Jr Timeline -
King Starts College
King starts freshman year of college at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia. King's College Home Page -
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Graduates
King graduates from Morehouse College with bachelor of arts degree in sociology. -
Marriage
King and Coretta Scott are married in Marion, Alabama. -
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Montgomery Improvemment Association (MIA)
King becomes MIA's president after mass meeting at Holt Street Baptist Church. Website on MIA -
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Meets Eisenhower
King's meets President of the United States, Dwight D. Eisenhower. -
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Fraud
King is found guilty, by a white jury, of tax fraud in Montgomery. -
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Meets John F. Kennedy
In a meeting with the president of the United States, King urges President JKF to issue a second Emancipation Prociamation to eliminate racial segregation. Kings Reaction to JFK death. -
Bernice Albertine
The birth of King's fourth child. -
Time Magazine
Time Magazine names King "Man of the Year". -
Hello, Good Bye
King meets Malcolm X in Washington, DC for the first and only time. -
Nobel Peace Prize
King receives the Nobel Peace Prizes in Oslo, Norway. He uses every penney of the award money to go toward civil rights struggle. $54,000 -
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