Martin Luther King Jr

Day of birth

Jan 15, 1929

Martin Luther King was born January 15, 1929 in Georgia, United States, Atlanta
Found at Martin Luther King, Jr. (1998). In Encyclopedia of World Biography. Detroit: Gale. Retrieved from http://ic.galegroup.com:80/ic/bic1/ReferenceDetailsPage/ReferenceDetailsWindow?displayGroupName=Reference&disableHighlighting=true&prodId=BIC1&action=2&catId=&documentId=GALE%7CK1631003624&userGroupName=colu24091&jsid=d838aa4ec67eb1c4dd9a8665de1bd54b

Bus Boycott

Dec 1, 1955

When Rosa Parks was arrested King called a meeting to tell all African Americans to boycot city busses.

Sit-ins

Apr 15, 1960

King encourages young people to do more sit in that were nonviolent.

Freedom Walk

Aug 22, 1963

Over 250,000 black and white citizens gather in Washington. This is where he gave his famous "Let Freedom Ring" address.

Death date

Apr 4, 1968

Martin Luther King died April 04, 1968 in Tennessee, United States, Memphis