Martin Luther King blog post

Martin Luther king jr. day is Monday January 20th 2020. It is the day we celebrate everything he did for our country, we also celebrate his life. Most people get off from work and school to honor him for one day. He had many great achievements.  I think MLK was a great man and did so much for the country. I made a timeline with some of the most important things in his life here it is…

 

Date Event
January 5th 1929 MLK was born in Atlanta
September 20th 1944 He enrolled at Morehouse college
February 25th 1948

June 8th 1948

September 14th 1948

Ordained and becomes assistant pastor at his father’s church.

Graduates Morehouse college with a  bachelor’s degree in sociology
Enters Crozer Theological seminary in Chester pa.
January 1952 Meets Coretta Scott in Boston
June 18th 1953 Married Coretta Scott in Marion Atlanta
December 5th 1955 Named president of the Montgomery improvement society
January 30th 1956 His home was bombed when he was at a meeting
January 10th 1957 

May 18th 1957

Named chairman of the SCLC

Delivers his first national address “give us a ballot” at the Lincoln memorial 
September 20th 1958 Stabbed by a mentally ill woman with a letter opener 
February 1st 1960

October 19th 1960

Moves to Montgomery to focus on civil rights struggles.

King is arrested 
December 16 1961 King and many others are arrested in desegregation campaign in alabama
August 28th 1963

April 16th 1963

I have a dream speech

He writes his famous letter from Birmingham jail.
December 10th 1964 Wins Nobel peace prize
August 12th 1965 Gives his first speech about the Vietnam war

 

Date Event
January 5th 1929 MLK was born in Atlanta
September 20th 1944 He enrolled at Morehouse college
February 25th 1948

June 8th 1948

September 14th 1948

Ordained and becomes assistant pastor at his father’s church.

Graduates Morehouse college with a  bachelor’s degree in sociology
Enters Crozer Theological seminary in Chester pa.
January 1952 Meets Coretta Scott in Boston
June 18th 1953 Married Coretta Scott in Marion Atlanta
December 5th 1955 Named president of the Montgomery improvement society
January 30th 1956 His home was bombed when he was at a meeting
January 10th 1957 

May 18th 1957

Named chairman of the SCLC

Delivers his first national address “give us a ballot” at the Lincoln memorial 
September 20th 1958 Stabbed by a mentally ill woman with a letter opener 
February 1st 1960

October 19th 1960

Moves to Montgomery to focus on civil rights struggles.

King is arrested 
December 16 1961 King and many others are arrested in desegregation campaign in alabama
August 28th 1963

April 16th 1963

I have a dream speech

He writes his famous letter from Birmingham jail.
December 10th 1964 Wins Nobel peace prize
August 12th 1965 Gives his first speech about the Vietnam war

 

I especially liked his “I Have a Dream” speech because it was very empowering and his words were amazing. The speech was given on august 28th 1963. It was given in front of the Lincoln Memorial as a symbol of freedom, He talks about what he believes in and is not afraid to speak up. He also repeats I” have a  dream” a lot he says this because again he did many great things and we all love what he did. also without him segragation would still be here and it would be a unfair country.

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