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“I believe unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the
last word……”
1929:Martin Luther King, Jr. was
born in Atlanta, GA
1948:Graduates
from Morehouse
College
1954: Marries Coretta Scott in Marion,
Georgia.
Dr. King
1955:Begins
ministering at theDexter Avenue Church,
Montgomery, Alabama.
1956:District court
rules bus segregation is
unconstitutional.
1957:Civil Rights
Commission is created by the
federal government.
1958: King’s book, “Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery
Story” is published.
King is ordained at
the age of 19, receives his
Ph.D. degree in 1955.
Dr. King was
arrested numerous
times during Civil Rights Movement.
Received 20
honorary doctorate degrees.
A Friend to all.
1964: Nobel Peace Prize
Winner
Coretta marching by his side……
“Letter from Birmingham
Jail”Makes an impact.
ROSA PARKS,a woman
of courage.
Freedom March…
Selma to
Montgomery, Alabama
Dr. King is fatally shot
in Memphis, Tennessee
Coretta and children
…….Mourn
April 19, 1968Dr. King’s
funeral is an international
event.
November 2, 1986
President Reagan
declares a national
holiday in King’s honor.
Equal rights for
all…
Tolerance…
Non-violence…
Faith….
To many die for
the cause of Civil Rights.
Peace….
Equality for all….
Allow us to eat at your table….
The King family
Persistence will prevail…..
Thousands march in Detroit….
Dr. King’s final
freedom march…
Free At Last….
August 28, 1963
March on Washington
“I Have a Dream”
Desegregation of Little Rock High School
STOP THE VIOLENCE!!
We Shall OvercomeWe Shall Overcome,
We Shall overcome some day
Oh, deep in my heart (I know that)
I do believe: We shall overcome some day.
We’ll walk hand in hand.
We shall live in peace.
We are not afraid.
We shall all be free.
We are not alone.
We SHALL OVERCOME!!!