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6. Jan. 2012 · A comprehensive timeline of the life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr., from his birth in 1929 to his assassination in 1968. The timeline covers his education, activism, travels, awards, speeches, and family.
- Chronology - The Martin Luther King, Jr., Research and Education Institute
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- Chronology - The Martin Luther King, Jr., Research and Education Institute
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- January 15, 1929
- 1944
- 1948–55
- 1955–56
- 1957
- 1959
- 1960
- April 16, 1963
- August 28, 1963
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Martin Luther King, Jr., is born Michael King, Jr., in Atlanta. His father is the pastor of the Ebenezer Baptist Church, a Black congregation in Atlanta. His mother is Alberta Williams King, a former schoolteacher. (In honor of the German religious reformer Martin Luther, the elder King later changes his name to Martin Luther King and his son’s nam...
At age 15 King begins his freshman year at Morehouse College in Atlanta. He originally studies medicine and law but later decides to enter the ministry.
King graduates from Morehouse College in 1948 with a bachelor’s degree in sociology. He spends the next three years at Crozer Theological Seminary in Chester, Pennsylvania. It is here that he first learns about Mahatma Gandhi’s philosophy of nonviolence. Renowned for his public speaking skills, King is elected president of Crozer’s student body, wh...
In December 1955 King is chosen to head the Montgomery Improvement Association, formed by the Black community to lead a boycott of the segregated city buses. The boycott comes about after a Black woman named Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat to a white man and was arrested. In response, King leads the Montgomery bus boycott. Late in 1956 t...
King and other activists, notably Bayard Rustin, establish a group later known as the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). It is formed to help local organizations carry out civil rights activities in the South.
A visit to India gives King a long-awaited opportunity to study Gandhi’s techniques of nonviolent protest.
King and his family move to his native city of Atlanta, where he becomes co-pastor, with his father, of the Ebenezer Baptist Church. At this post King devotes most of his time to the SCLC and the civil rights movement.
King writes what comes to be known as the “Letter from Birmingham Jail.” That spring King had participated in a campaign in Birmingham, Alabama, to end segregation at lunch counters and in hiring practices. Police had turned dogs and fire hoses on the protesters, and King had been arrested along with a large number of his supporters. In the Birming...
The historic March on Washington takes place. The march is organized by King and other civil rights leaders. More than 200,000 people participate in the demonstration. Near the Lincoln Memorial, in Washington, D.C., King delivers his famous “I Have a Dream” speech. The march influences the subsequent passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Martin Luther King Jr. (* 15. Januar 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia als Michael King Jr.; [1] † 4. April 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee) war ein US-amerikanischer Baptistenpastor und Bürgerrechtler . Er gilt als einer der herausragendsten Vertreter im gewaltfreien Kampf gegen Unterdrückung und soziale Ungerechtigkeit und war zwischen Mitte ...
Vor 6 Tagen · Martin Luther King, Jr. (born January 15, 1929, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.—died April 4, 1968, Memphis, Tennessee) was a Baptist minister and social activist who led the civil rights movement in the United States from the mid-1950s until his death by assassination in 1968.
- Martin Luther King, Jr., was a Baptist minister and social rights activist in the United States in the 1950s and ’60s. He was a leader of the Ameri...
- Martin Luther King, Jr., is known for his contributions to the American civil rights movement in the 1960s. His most famous work is his “I Have a D...
- Martin Luther King, Jr., influenced people around the world. He advocated for peaceful approaches to some of society’s biggest problems. He organiz...
- Martin Luther King, Jr., grew up as the middle child of Michael (later Martin Luther) King, Sr., and Alberta Williams King. His father was the mini...
- Martin Luther King, Jr., was standing on a motel balcony in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1968, when he was shot by James Earl Ray. An hour later...
2. Feb. 2018 · A chronological overview of the major events and achievements of the civil rights leader, from his birth in 1929 to his assassination in 1968. See how King fought for racial justice, nonviolence, and economic rights through speeches, marches, and protests.
Minister and social activist Martin Luther King, Jr., was the preeminent leader of the American civil rights movement from the mid-1950s until his assassination in 1968. His guidance was fundamental to the movement’s success in ending the legal segregation of Black Americans in the South and other.
