MLK Jr.

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  • Martin's date of birth

    Martin's date of birth
    Martin was born in Atlanta, Georgia.

  • Martin became a Baptist minister.

    Martin became a Baptist minister.
    After he finished his study at Morehouse College, he becomes a Baptist minister.

  • Martin enrolled at Crozer Theological Seminary.

    Martin enrolled at Crozer Theological Seminary.
    At the Seminary he learned the life and teachings of Mahatma Gandhi.

  • Martin got married.

    Martin got married.
    To Coretta Scott in Boston

  • Martin got his PhD.

    Martin got his PhD.
    Martin got his PhD in Boston, Massachusetts. Next, he went to Montgomery, Alabama,where he started a job. He was a minister there.

  • Rosa Parks does not give her seat to a white man, and she is arrested.

    Rosa Parks does not give her seat to a white man, and she is arrested.
    Martin supported her and the bus protest. The protest lasted more than a year. After one year of the bus protest, the African-American people in Montgomery won. They could sit anywhere on buses, and they didn't have to give up their seats for white people.

  • Next, Martin became a United States leader.

    Next, Martin became a United States leader.
    Martin helped start the Southern Christian Leadership Conference that organized peaceful protest in the whole United States.

  • Martin and other civil right leaders plan the March on Washington.

    Martin and other civil right leaders plan the March on Washington.

  • The civil rights act passed

    The civil rights act passed

  • Changes in the civil rights movement 2

    Changes in the civil rights movement 2

  • The assassination

    The assassination

  • MLK Jr. day becomes a national holiday.

    MLK Jr. day becomes a national holiday.