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Timeline of significant events related to Martin Luther King, Jr., who led the civil rights movement in the United States from the mid-1950s until his death in 1968. His leadership was fundamental to that movement’s success in ending the legal segregation of Blacks in the South and other parts of the United States.
6 sty 2012 · A comprehensive timeline of the life and achievements of Martin Luther King, Jr., from his birth in 1929 to his assassination in 1968. The chronology covers his education, activism, travels, awards, and legacy in the civil rights movement.
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.
16 sie 2023 · This chronology of Martin Luther King, Jr. is compiled from the day to day chronologies featured in our published print volumes. It currently spans through December 1960 and will be updated with each volume release.
6 cze 2023 · At sunset on April 4, Martin Luther King, Jr. is fatally shot while standing on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. There are riots and disturbances in 130 American cities. There were twenty thousand arrests. King’s funeral on April 9 is an international event.
2 lut 2018 · March 17-25: After voting rights marchers are attacked and beaten by police in Selma, Ala., King peacefully leads civil rights marchers from Selma to Montgomery. Aug. 11: Rioting in the Watts ...
4 dni temu · 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.
