The Life and Time of Martin Luther King Junior

The Life and Time of Martin Luther King Junior

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1929 - January 15. Martin Luther King Jr. is born in Atlanta, Georgia.

1948 - Martin Luther King Jr. graduates from Morehouse College with a B.A.

1951 - Martin Luther King Jr. graduates with a B.D. from Crozer Theological Seminary in Chester, PA.

1953 - June 18. Martin Luther King Jr. marries Coretta Scott. They have four children.

1954 - September. Martin Luther King Jr. moves to Montgomery, Alabama.

1955 - Martin Luther King Jr. finishes his Ph. D. in systematic theology at Boston University.

1956 - January 26. Martin Luther King Jr. is arrested for slightly speeding.

1956 - January 30. Martin Luther King Jr.'s house is bombed.

1957 - January. Martin Luther King Jr. is named first president of Southern Christian Leadership Conference

1958 - Martin Luther King Jr.'s first book published, Stride Toward Freedom (Harper)

1959 - Martin Luther King Jr. visits India in admiration of Mohandas K. Gandhi.

1960 - King leaves for Atlanta to pastor his father's church, Ebenezer Baptist Church.

1962 - King meets with President John F. Kennedy to urge support for civil rights.

1963 - King leads protests in Birmingham

1963 - April. Arrested after demonstrating in defiance of a court order, King writes "Letter From Birmingham Jail."

1963 - August. Martin Luther King Junior delivers the "I Have a Dream Speech" during the March on Washington, D.C.

1964 - Martin Luther King Junior's book is published, Why We Can't Wait.

1964 - January. Martin Luther King Junior is named Man of the Year by Time Magazine.

1964 - December 10. Martin Luther King Junior wins the Nobel Peace Prize.

1965 - January 18. Martin Luther King Junior registers to vote.

1965 - March 25. Martin Luther King Junior leads a successful march from Selma to Montgomery, AL.

1967- Martin Luther King Junior's last book is published, Where do we go from here: Chaos and Community?

1968 - April 4. Martin Luther King Junior is assassinated in Memphis by James Earl Ray.

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1981 - September. Congress agrees to create a memorial for Martin Luther King Junior.

1986 - January 20 is the first national celebration of Martin Luther King Junior's birthday.

1994 - January 14. President Clinton formerly creates Martin Luther King Junior's Birthday as a federal holiday.

1998 - Volunteering is an important part of celebrating Martin Luther King Junior's birthday.

1998 - Students in Seattle use the teachings of Martin Luther King Junior to promote non-violence.

2000- Jackson Creek Students win second place for Martin Luther King Junior: Man, Mission, Memory

2001- January. Indiana celebrates Martin Luther King Birthday

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