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Wednesday, September 30, 2020

Basic timeline of Martin Luther King Jr.

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This post is a basic timeline of Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968). There are 16 events listed below chronologically. Source: Wikipedia

• 1929: Born in Atlanta, Georgia
• 1944: Enrolls at Morehouse College
• 1948: Enrolls at Crozer Theological Seminary
• 1951: Enrolls at Boston University
• 1955-1956: Leads the Montgomery bus boycott
• 1954: Becomes pastor at Dexter Avenue Baptist Church
• 1957: Becomes president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
• 1961-1962: Leads the Albany Movement
• 1963: Leads protests in Birmingham, Alabama
• 1963: Leads the March on Washington and delivers I Have a Dream speech
• 1964: Publishes Why We Can't Wait
• 1964: Civil Rights Act is passed
• 1964: Receives the Nobel Peace Prize
• 1965: Leads the Selma to Montgomery marches
• 1965: Voting Rights Act is passed
• 1968: Assassinated at age 39 in Memphis, Tennessee