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Birthday
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Married
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Pastor
Became pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama -
NAACP
Already a prominent member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, or NAACP,
by December 1955 he took on a more high-profile role in the organization. -
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Montgomery Bus Boycott
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Vietnam War
The Vietnam War (also known by other names) was a conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia -
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
By 1957, King helped found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. -
Speech on the steps of the Capitol
Though he was not involved, King organized another march on March 25th, and he delivered another important speech on the steps of the state capitol. -
March on Washington
He was also instrumental in the March on Washington, which took place on August 28th, 1963. -
The Nobel Prize
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The Civil Rights Act
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Bloody Sunday
The next year, a failed march between Selma and Montgomery, Alabama erupted in violence.
The day was nicknamed Bloody Sunday, and is considered a decisive moment in the history of civil rights. -
King opposed Vietnam War
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'Poor People's Campaign'
1968 saw King help coordinate the 'Poor People's Campaign' to further his agenda against financial disparity. -
'I’ve Been to the Mountaintop'
There, on April 3rd, he gave the last speech of his career:
his prophetic 'I’ve Been to the Mountaintop' address. -
Asassination
The next night, on April 4th, 1968,
King was standing on the balcony of his motel when he was shot and killed.