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Birth of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Place of Birth: Atlanta, Georgia -
Education Begins
King begins school at Yonge Street Elementary School. -
World War 2 Begins
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Booker T. Washington High School
King attends high school but leaves early to attend Morehouse College -
Morehouse College
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World War 2 Ends
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. becomes a minister
King delivers first sermon at Ebenezer Baptist Church -
Graduation from Morehouse College
Begins attending Crozer Theological Seminary -
Education continues
Graduates from Crozer and begins theology work at Boston University -
King Marries Coretta Scott
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. earns PHD
Graduates from Boston University with PHD in Systematic Theology -
Rosa Parks arrested
Rosa Parks arrested in Montgomery, Alabama for bus incident -
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s house ins bombed
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Elected President of Southern Christian Leadership Conference
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is featured on cover of Time
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. first book is published
The Measure of a Man -
President Eisenhower signs Civil Rights Act
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is arrested
King Jr. is arrested for protesting in Albany, Georgia -
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is arrested
King Jr. is arrested at a sit in demonstration and writes "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" -
March on Washington
"I have a Dream" speech delivered to masses -
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. publishes second book
The Strength of Love -
President John F. Kennedy Jr. is assassinated
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Time's "Man of the Year"
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. publishes "Why We Can't Wait"
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Nobel Peace Prize
King Jr. becomes youngest person to receive honor. -
March from Selma to Montgomery
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March for housing
Dr. King Jr. marches in Chicago -
King Jr. publishes fourth book "Where Do We Go From Here"
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Sanitation Strike in Memphis Tennessee
King Jr. marches with sanitation workers -
Last Speech
King Jr. delivers final speech at rally at Mason Temple -
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated
King Jr. assassinated on balcony of hotel in Memphis, Tennessee by James Earl Ray