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Martin Luther King Jr. is born in Atlanta, Georgia.
Michael King, who later changes his name to Martin Luther King Jr., is born in Atlanta, Georgia to Alberta and Martin Luther King Sr. Image: https://www.google.com/search?q=martin+luther+king+born+in+atlanta&espv=2&biw=1536&bih=759&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj8k7Pg5avRAhUoiFQKHYlqAe4Q_AUICCgD#imgrc=_flz-aLeEvM_LM%3A -
King becomes assistant pastor at Ebenezer Baptist Church.
Martin Luther King Jr. enters the ministry and becomes a co-pastor, alongside his father, at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. Image: https://www.google.com/search?q=martin+luther+king+assistant+pastor&espv=2&biw=1536&bih=759&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiPn5P95avRAhVHi1QKHSjeDUMQ_AUIBigB#imgrc=Nojqz3CcUOr9MM%3A -
King marries Coretta Scott.
Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott are wed at the home of Coretta's parents near Marion, Alabama. The two have four children together. Image: https://www.google.com/search?q=martin+luther+king+married+coretta+scott&espv=2&biw=1536&bih=759&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj3irez5qvRAhXmv1QKHZEJBkgQ_AUIBigB#imgrc=yEkH1qntPllZKM%3A -
King becomes the leader of the Montgomery bus boycott.
After Rosa Parks is arrested for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white passenger, King is chosen to lead a bus boycott that lasts for almost a year. Image: https://www.google.com/search?q=martin+luther+king+montgomery+bus+boycott&espv=2&biw=1536&bih=759&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjihsfu56vRAhWph1QKHeNTDfgQ_AUIBigB&dpr=1.25#imgrc=Z3mbav8wiuKIwM%3A -
King is named president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
Many Christian preachers and ministers meet at the Southern Christian Leadership Conference to discuss ways to abolish segregation. The conference elects King as its president. Image: https://www.google.com/search?q=martin+luther+king+president+sclc&espv=2&biw=1536&bih=759&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwif-5SX6KvRAhUC-mMKHdxoA2cQ_AUIBygC#imgrc=fWiCFe4rb9Z_gM%3A -
King writes his famous "Letter From Birmingham Jail".
After being put in Birmingham Jail, King writes a letter in response to the opinions of a group of clergymen and why African Americans cannot afford to wait and be silent any longer. Image: https://www.google.com/search?q=martin+luther+king+birmingham+jail&espv=2&biw=1536&bih=759&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjIpLy_6KvRAhUG1WMKHZt_DdIQ_AUIBigB#imgrc=DGbGPDgtnChvXM%3A -
King gives his "I Have a Dream" speech.
In his most well-known speech, King urges his people to never stop fighting for what they believe in, and he tells them of his dream for a better future for all Americans. Image: https://www.google.com/search?q=i+have+a+dream+speech&espv=2&biw=1536&bih=759&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj80NT76avRAhVQVWMKHZc_DfAQ_AUIBygC#imgrc=Ms_K1cfEo-6dMM%3A -
King accepts the Nobel Peace Prize.
King receives the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway. He uses all of the $54,000 award money for the cause of the Civil Rights Movement. Image: https://www.google.com/search?q=martin+luther+king+nobel+peace+prize&espv=2&biw=1536&bih=759&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiBttab6qvRAhUKwWMKHWxUDDgQ_AUIBigB#imgrc=rbcjt-59X68-0M%3A -
The first Selma to Montgomery March takes place.
King and many other voting rights activists attempt to march from Selma, Alabama to Montgomery. This leads to an event known as "Bloody Sunday" in which many of the unarmed marchers are attacked by police force. Image: https://www.google.com/search?q=selma+to+montgomery+march&espv=2&biw=1536&bih=759&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwir56az66vRAhVCKGMKHXWPB_4Q_AUIBigB#imgrc=th0-jJqZ9k7lRM%3A -
King is assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee.
While standing on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, King is shot and killed by an assassin. Many people mourn his death. Image: https://www.google.com/search?q=martin+luther+king+assassinated&espv=2&biw=1536&bih=759&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi5uoXK66vRAhUW7WMKHZJuCS8Q_AUIBigB#imgrc=nq6NlXXhvzrY4M%3A
