Martin Luther King JR.
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
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- Martin L. King was Born January 15,1929
- Enrolls in Boston university PH.D program in 1951
- Marries Cordillera Scot in 1953
- Becomes Minister of Dexter avenue Baptist church in 1954
- Receives Ph.D in systematic theology from Boston University in 1955
MARTIN L. KING
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- King leads boycott of segregated Montgomery buses, gains national reputation in 1955
- King's house is bombed in 1956
- King helps found Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957
- Writes Stride Toward Freedom, about the bus boycott in 1958
- Visits India to study nonviolence and civil disobedience in 1959
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- Joins his father as co-pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta in 1960
- King is jailed during an anti-segregation protests in Birmingham; writes Letter From Birmingham City jail
- Delivers "I Have a Dream" speech during the March on Washington in 1963
- Publishes Why We Can't Wait in 1964
- KIng recieves the Nobel Peace Prize
