Events for Martin Luther King, Jr Timeline
He marries Coretta Scott
He becomes a pastor at a church
At Boston University, he earns a doctorate degree (the highest university degree)
Martin Luther King, Jr. is born in Atlanta, Georgia.
He leads the Montgomery Bus Boycott in Alabama.
He is given an important award for his work called the Nobel Peace Prize.
The Civil Rights Act is passes. This law given African Americans more rights and protection.
He is killed in Tennessee.
He gives his “I Have a Dream” speech in Washington, D.C.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day becomes a national holiday on the third Monday in January.
Resources
http://www.lib.lsu.edu/hum/mlk/srs218.html
http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/mlk/news/index.asp?article=mlk
http://www.defense.gov/specials/mlk2002/index.html
http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-1009
He becomes a pastor at a church
At Boston University, he earns a doctorate degree (the highest university degree)
Martin Luther King, Jr. is born in Atlanta, Georgia.
He leads the Montgomery Bus Boycott in Alabama.
He is given an important award for his work called the Nobel Peace Prize.
The Civil Rights Act is passes. This law given African Americans more rights and protection.
He is killed in Tennessee.
He gives his “I Have a Dream” speech in Washington, D.C.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day becomes a national holiday on the third Monday in January.
Resources
http://www.lib.lsu.edu/hum/mlk/srs218.html
http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/mlk/news/index.asp?article=mlk
http://www.defense.gov/specials/mlk2002/index.html
http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-1009