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Portland Observer, January 9, 1906, Page 7 Chronology of the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 1929 1954 1956 January 15 M ay The U.S. Supreme Court rules unanimously in Brown vs. Board o f Education that racial segregation in public schools is unconsti tutional. January King is arrested in Montgomery and released on his own recog nuance A bomb is thrown onto the porch of the King home. Martin Luther King, Jr., is born to Rev. and Mrs. Martin Luther King, Sr., at 501 Auburn Avenue in Atlanta, Georgia. 1935-1944 King attends David T. Howard Elementary School, Atlanta Uni versity Laboratory School, Booker T. Washington High School and enters Morehouse at age 15. 1947 18-year-old King is licensed to preach and becomes assistant to his father, pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. 1948 February February October Rev. King is installed as the 20th pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama King is indicted with other protesters on the charge of being part of a conspiracy to prevent the operation of business without "just or legal cause." 1955 June A United States district court rules that racial segregation on city bus lines is unconstitutional. June King earns a Ph.D. degree in systematic theology from Boston University. Decem ber Mrs. Rosa Parks is arrested because she refuses to give her seat to a white man The bus boycott starts on December 5th and King Dr. King and Rev. Ralph Abernathy visit West Bedin at the invita October Hie mayor of Montgomery instructs the city council "to file such proceedings as it may deem proper to stop the operation of car pools and transportation systems growing out of the boycott." N ovem ber United States Supreme Court upholds decision of district court in declaring Alabama's segregation on buses laws unconstitutional. King is ordined to the Baptist ministry. June King graduates from Morehouse College with a B.A. degree in sociology. (Continued on We remember him as a Septem ber King enters Crozer Theological Seminary in Chester, Pennsyl vania. Here he begins a serious study of the life and teachings of Mahatma Gandhi. 1953 Manies Coretta Scott in Marion, Alabama. Rosa Parks Martin Luther King's role in the Civil Rights Movement began in 1955 when Rosa Parks, a seamstress, refused to give up her seat on the public bus to a white man. Her action led to a suc cessful boycott of the Montgomery, Alabama bus system. King, a young minister, was elected president of the M o n t gomery Improvement Association, which coordinated the boy cott. On June 4, 1956, the U .S. District Court ruled that racial de segregation on the city bus line was unconstitutional. The Reverend Dr. Marlin Luther King, Jr. wanted to be remembered as a “drum major for justice.” He is so remem bered. And he, tty his life’s example, still leads us towards justice. Towards the fulfillment of his dream. Today we honor Dr. King and his memory. Today, and for all tomorrows, we are committed to helping fulfill his dream. next page)
