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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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  • Martin Luther King was born

    Martin Luther King was born
    Martin Luther King, Jr was born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta Georgia.
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    Dr.Martin Luther King, Jr.

  • Graduated from Crozer Theological Seminary

    Graduated from Crozer Theological Seminary
    Martin Luther King graduated from Crozer with a bachelors in divinity degree. He was one of the six African Americans amongst 90 whites when he first entered the school.

  • The marriage of Coretta Scott and Martin Luther King, Jr.

    The marriage of Coretta Scott and Martin Luther King, Jr.
    They ended up having for four children together.

  • Montgomery Bus Boycott

    Montgomery Bus Boycott
    King preached in Montgomery Alabama and was also the leader of the boycott. He made sure that it was a nonviolent boycott

  • Sit In Movement

    Sit In Movement
    A protest led by Martin Luther King that ended segregated lunch counters in city stores. It started in Greensboro N.C. and went through 27 southern states.

  • Civil Rights Rally in Washington

    Civil Rights Rally in Washington
    On this day, over 250,000 black and white citizens assembled in Washington D.C. for a mass civil rights rally. King delivered his most famous speech "Let Freedom Ring".

  • Martin Luther King, Jr. Assassination

    Martin Luther King, Jr. Assassination
    Martin Luther King, Jr was in Lorraine Hotel in Memphis. King went outside on the balcony where he was struck by a bullet and pronounced dead at the hospital.