One of the most things Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was known for was his I Have a Dream speech. He had made a lot of speeches over the time, but the ̈ I Have a Dream ̈ speech was his most important one. One reason the ̈ I Have a Dream ̈ speech was so popular was because it pushed Congress to make the Civil Right Act sooner. The Civil Right Act is a law which outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religon, gender, or national origin.The speech took place at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington D.C. The reason he made his speech at the Lincoln Memorial was because Mr. Abraham Lincoln was a big opposer of slavery. The main idea of the speech and Dr. Martin Luther’s dream was that he did not want anyone to be judged by their skin color or race, but to be judged by their content or personality. He gave the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation. Legally, Dr Martin Luther’s dream has come true. There are no segregation laws. But emotionally it has not. People still today discriminate people for their color and race, but the majority indiscriminate.
| Date | Event |
| January 15,1929 | Martin Luther King was born |
| 1934 | Martin Luther King Junior’s name was changed from Michael Jr. to Martin Luther King Jr, in honor of the religious leader Martin Luther |
| 1944 | MLK Attended college |
| 1948 | Began preaching at his father’s church |
| 1951 | Began studying at Boston University |
| 1953 | Married Correta Scott |
| 1954 | He and his wife moved to Montgomery, Alabama |
| 1954 | The U. S. supreme court declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional |
| 1955 | A woman named Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man and was arrested |
| 1957 | Formed the SCLC |
| 1960 | People started staging protests to spread King’s and SCLC’s message Ex: a group of black students sat at white only lunch counter and refused to leave until they received service |
| 1960 | MLK was Briefly jailed for joining a group of students at an Atlanta sit-in |
| 1963 | An organized nationwide civil movement was in full swing and he was released from jail |
| 1963 | He gave his I have a dream speech |
| July 2, 1964 | The civil rights act became law |
| 1964 | Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize |
| 1965 | King traveled to Selema, ALabama to begin a protest of stronger voting rights law and he was arrested |
| March 7,1965 | Hundreds of protestors gathered in Selma to begin the march, but the Alabama state police blocked their path and beat them with club |
| March 21 1965 | King led thousands to Montgomery without police interference |
| August 1965 | The protest raised awareness of voting rights violations and led to the Voting Rights Act |
| 1966 | King and his Family moved to poor black neighborhood in Chicago |
| 1968 | King’s work brought him to Memphis, Tennessee. He planned to support a group of workers on strike |
| April 4, 1968 | A man named James Earl Ray was hit by a bullet |
| April 9, 1968 | His funeral was held |