2. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 1929 - 1968

3. Graduated from college in 1948 Married Coretta Scott in 1953 Began preaching at Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in 1954

4. The Civil Rights Movement 1955 Rosa Parks is arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a bus Bus Boycott lasts more than a year

5. King visits India Lifelong Admiration of Gandhi Passive Resistance

6. 1960 Civil Rights Movement Continues Sit-In Protest Movements Begin Freedom Rides Begin

7. 1963 Letter From Birmingham Jail

8. I HAVE A DREAM THE STEPS OF THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL 250,000 PEOPLE ATTEND

9. 1964 Nobel Peace Prize

10. Advancements in Civil Rights 1964 Civil Rights Act signed into Law 1965 Voting Rights Act signed into Law

11. April 4, 1968 Martin Luther King, Jr. is assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee

12. WHAT CAN WE DO? RECOGNIZE AND EMBRACE DIVERSITY

13. Be Peacemakers