1. Martin Luther King, Jr. A timeline of his life
Directions: The slides contain important events in the life of Dr. King, but they are not in order. Use the Slide Sorter to click and drag the slides so that they are in the correct order. Save your work when you are done. Timeline available at:
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2. Montgomery bus boycott
He got married
March on Washington
He was born
Hotel in Memphis
Morehouse College

3. Dr. King made his famous “I have a dream” speech in Washington DC
Dr. King made his famous “I have a dream” speech in Washington DC. The March on Washington took place in August, 1963.
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4. Martin Luther King, Jr. was killed outside a motel room in Memphis, Tennessee on April 4, 1968.
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5. In 1953 he married Coretta Scott in Boston, Massachusetts.
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6. In 1955 Dr. King joined the Montgomery bus boycott
In 1955 Dr. King joined the Montgomery bus boycott. The boycott started after Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a bus.
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7. Martin Luther King, Jr. was born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta Georgia.
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8. He graduated from Morehouse College and became a Baptist minister in 1944.
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