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.
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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.
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