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Martin Luther King Jr.

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  • Rosa Parks Arrested

    Rosa Parks Arrested
    On December 1st, 1955, Rosa Parks was arrested for not giving up her seat for a white man

  • King gives his first ever speech "Give Us The Ballot" at the Lincoln Memorial

    King gives his first ever speech "Give Us The Ballot" at the Lincoln Memorial
    Martin Luther King Jr. advocates voting rights for African Americans in the United States.

  • Letter from Birmingham

    Letter from Birmingham
    King writes a letter from his cell in Birmingham jail, about injustice and him being called an outsider, the letter was a response to the clergyman his reasons for choosing direct action which was “to create a situation so crisis packed that it will inevitably open the door to negotiation”.

  • Martin Luther King Jr. gives his "I Have a Dream speech"

    Martin Luther King Jr. gives his "I Have a Dream speech"
    Martin Luther King Jr. gave his I have a Dream speech at the Lincoln Memorial. The speech was to bring people to make change in America and create jobs and freedom.

  • King meets Malcolm X

    King meets Malcolm X
    Martin Luther King Jr. met Malcolm X in Washington Malcolm and King both have different views when it came to ending racial discrimination and prejudice.

  • Martin Luther King Jr. Receives Nobel Peace Prize

    Martin Luther King Jr. Receives Nobel Peace Prize
    Martin Luther King Jr. received the award because of his the way he handled racial prejudice nonviolently in America. He got the award at the age of 35, being one of the first youngest person to get that award.

  • King reveals his plan for the government to end poverty

    King reveals his plan for the government to end poverty
    King's plan was to come up with a mass campaign to push the government to end poverty.

  • King Leads in Protest for Sanitation in Memphis

    King Leads in Protest for Sanitation in Memphis
    Martin Luther King Jr. led 6 thousand protesters in the march for sanitation, the march was to gain better wages and working conditions for the colored. The protest ended in violence.

  • King returns for peaceful protest in Memphis & gives final speech

    King returns for peaceful protest in Memphis & gives final speech
    The protest took place and was successful. The last speech King gave was called "I've been to the Mountaintop" and the speech was about calling for for unity, economic changes, boycotts, and nonviolent protest.

  • Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. At age 39

    Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. At age 39
    King was on the second-floor balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, where he was staying, when a sniper’s bullet struck him in the neck. after getting to the hospital, he was pronounced dead after an hour.