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Birth
Martin Luther King Jr was born on this day in Atlanta, Georgia -
Graduation
MLK Jr. graduates from high school at age 15 -
College
In the year 1945 Martin Luther King Jr. enters into Morehouse College -
BA
Recieves Bachelors degree from Morehouse College at age 19. -
Marriage
MLK Jr. marries Correta Scott who was a music student from New England Conservatory. -
Becomes Minister
Becomes a Minister of Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama. -
Boycott
At 26 years old, King leads a boycott of segergrated buses. He became nationaly known. -
Home bombing
His house was bombed -
SCLC
King helps found Southern Christian Leadership Conference. -
Writes
King writes Stride Toward Freedom after the bus boycott. -
Joins Father
Martin Luther King Jr. joins his father as co-paster of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. -
Denied
MLK and 75 students entered a local department store and requested lunch counter service but were denied. -
Arrested
King was arrested and jailed during an anti-segegration protest in Birmingham. -
I Have a Dream
King delivers his famous "I Have a Dream" speech during the March on Washington. -
Award
King recieves the Nobel Peace Prize -
The March
King and the SCLC joins voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery -
Campaign
King Plans the Poor People Campaign; advocates redistribution of wealth to eradicate black poverty -
Assisation
King was assisinated in Memphis -
Coretta steps out
Coretta founds the King Center in Atlanta -
Guilty
James Earl Ray pleads guilty to Kings murder -
Holiday
The first Martin Luther King holiday is celebrated