ss Martin luther king

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  • when Michael Luther King Jr was born.

    Michael Luther King Jr was born in Atlanta, Georgia. His parents were Baptist minister Michael Luther King and Schoolteacher Alberta King.
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  • king's brother was born

    His brother named Alfred Daniel was born (July 30, 1930 – July 1, 1969).

  • Martin attends the Yonge Street Elementary School.

    His education continued over the next few years at the David T. Howard Elementary School and the Atlanta University Laboratory School

  • The first lunch counter sit-ins took place in Chicago

    Illinois at Jack Spratt's Coffee Shop

  • the Freedom Riders

    "Freedom Riders" tested the laws of interstate bus travel in the segregated South

  • Martin Luther King is appointed to serve as the assistant pastor

    Martin Luther King is appointed to serve as the assistant pastorat Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta.

  • King graduates from Morehouse College in Atlanta

    King graduates from Morehouse College in Atlanta with a B.A. in Sociology at the age of 19

  • Attending Crozer Theological Seminary

    King begins attending Crozer Theological Seminary in Chester, Pennsylvania.

  • Martin marries Coretta Scott

    Martin marries Coretta Scott at her parent’s home in Marion, Alabama. Coretta was the younger daughter of Obadiah and Bernice McMurray Scott.

  • The bus boycott

    The first bus boycott starts in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

  • King earns his Ph.D.

    King earns his Ph.D. in Systematic Theology from Boston University

  • King’s first child was born

    Yoland Denise, King’s first child, is born at Montgomery, Alabama

  • Rosa Parks refusing to give her seat on the bus

    Rosa Parks refusing to give her seat on the bus
    Rosa Parks, a 42 year old seamstress, is arrested in Montgomery, Alabama for refusing to give her seat on the bus to a white male passenger.

  • Martin Luther King becomes the president of the Montgomery Improvement Association

    Martin Luther King becomes the president of the Montgomery Improvement Association which was organised due to protest against the incident involving Rosa Parks and the Montgomery bus boycott begins.

  • King’s house is bombed

    Dr. Martin Luther King’s house is bombed, there are no injuries.

  • Montgomery buses are desegregated

    The Montgomery buses are desegregated and black passengers could legally take any seat on the city's buses.

  • King’s delivers his first national address entitled, “Give Us The Ballot.”

    At the Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom at the Lincoln Memorial, King’s delivers his first national address entitled, “Give Us The Ballot.”

  • Dr. King is stabbed by a woman

    King is stabbed by a woman while at a book signing in a department store in Harlem, New York.

  • Dr. King is arrested for breaking the law

    King is arrested for breaking the state of Georgia's trespassing law while picketing in Atlanta.

  • Martin Luther King meets with President Kennedy

    Martin Luther King meets with President Kennedy to gain his support for the civil rights movement.

  • Martin Luther King meets with President John F. Kennedy

    Martin Luther King meets with President John F. Kennedy
    Martin Luther King meets with President John F. Kennedy and after their meeting Dr. King delivers his famous "I Have a Dream" speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to a crowd estimated at 250,000 at the Marched on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.

  • King invited to the White House

    King invited to the White House while President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Public Accommodation and Fair Employment sections to the Civil Rights Act of 1964。

  • Martin Luther King receive the Nobel Peace Prize

    Martin Luther King becomes the youngest person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway for his efforts to end segregation and racial discrimination through non-violent means.

  • King delivers his last speech at a rally at Mason Temple

    Dr. King delivers his last speech at a rally at Mason Temple (the national headquarters of the Church of God in Christ), Memphis. The famous and inspiring “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop speech ”

  • King is shot and killed

    While standing on the balcony of his room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee Dr. Martin Luther King is shot and killed.

  • King's funeral

    King's funeral
    His funeral was held at Ebenezer Baptist Church, Atlanta. More than 300,000 people marched through Atlanta with his mule-drawn coffin. He is buried in South View Cemetery, Atlanta。