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Birth
MLKJ was born in Atlanta, Georgia -
World War 2 ends
Post war United States was booming after the victory of the war. Families were back together, economic and political success, and lastly the civil rights equality were on the rise. -
Graduation
MLKJ graduated from Morehouse College -
Korean War Begins
Korea started having conflicts between north and south. The United States stepped in to back South Korea to help prevent the spread of communism after WW2 -
MLKJ got his doctorate
MLKJ got his doctorate in Theology from Boston University -
MLKJ Married his wife
Martin Luther King Jr. married his wife Coretta Scott King -
Civil Rights Movement begins
After Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat on the bus, the civil rights movement begins. This leads to demonstrations, movements, conferences, and change to come. -
Brown v. Board of Education
Brown v. Board of Education was a ruling by the supreme court that turned over the previous separate but equal clause, this was a big win for the civil rights movement. Ruled that racial segregation is illegal in public schools. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white man. Sparked the social and political bus boycott, where African Americans and some whites refused to ride the bus. Martin Luther King Jr. became the leader of the boycott. -
MLKJ Elected President of the SCLC
The Southern Christian Leadership Conference was a nonviolent organization that fought for civil rights. Martin Luther King Jr. was the first president of the organization. -
Little Rock Nine
After Brown v. the board of education, nine African American children were the first African Americans to attend a previously segregated public school. Lead to racial uproar. Another event of the civil rights movement -
Greensboro Sit-in
The Greensboro sit-in was a famous non-violet protest at a lunch counter by young African American, that sat at a whites-only counter and waited to be served. This example sparked many non-violet protest similar to this one. -
John F. Kennedy wins presidential election
John F. Kennedy won this election. Kennedy was an advocate of the civil rights movement, which allowed momentum to continue -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The cuban missile crisis was the start of the tentions between the Soviet Union and the United States. This period of time was known as tension at home and tension abroad. There was so much going on in the country at this time. -
Letter from Birmingham jail
While King was in jail he wrote a letter about the importance of the nonviolent movement -
I Have a Dream Speech
Martin Luther King Jr. was part of the march on Washington, giving his most famous speech of his life "I Have a Dream" where he calls for equality in the United States. A major highlight of the Civil Rights Movement -
MLKJ won the Nobel Peace Prize
Martin Luther King Jr. won the Nobel Peace Prize for his nonviolent protest of civil rights. -
Civil Rights Act passed
The civil rights act was signed by President Lyndon Johnson, it was supposed to end racial segregation and discrimination. Big moment for the civil rights movement, helped it come to an end -
Voting Rights Act passed
Another big win at the end of the Civil Rights Movement. The Voting Rights Act made discrimination in voting illegal. Allowed African Americans to be able to participate in political activities much easier than before -
MLKJ was assassinated
Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee on his hotel balcony
