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Martin Luther King Jr. Chronology
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Dec. 10. Dr. King is the youngest person to be
awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for Peace at age
P roduce
35.
1965 - On Feb. 2, King is arrested in Selma, Ala.
during a voting rights demonstration.
• After President Johnson signs the Voting
Rights Act into law, Martin Luther King, Jr. turns
to socioeconomic problems.
We salute Martin
Luther King Jr.
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1966 - On Jan. 22, King moves into a Chicago
slum tenement to attract attention to the living
conditions of the poor.
• In June, King and others begin the March
Against Fear through the South.
• On July 10, King initiates a campaign to end
discrimination in housing, employment and schools
in Chicago.
1967 - The Supreme Court upholds a conviction
of MLK by a Birmingham court for demonstrat
ing without a permit. King spends four days in Birmingham jail.
• On Nov. 27, King announces the inception of the Poor People’s Campaign focusing on jobs and
freedom for the poor of all races.
1968 - King announces that the Poor People’s
S ta te of Oregon
Legislative A dm inistration
Campaign will culminate in a March on Washing
ton, demanding a $12 billion Economic Bill of
Rights guaranteeing employment to the able-
bodied. incomes to those unable to work, and an
end to housing discrimination.
• Dr. King marches in support of sanitation
workers on strike in Memphis, Tenn.
• On March 28, King leads a march that turns
violent. This was the first time one of his events
had turned violent.
• Delivered “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop”
speech.
• At sunset on April 4, Martin Luther King, Jr.
is fatally shot while standing on the balcony of the
Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tenn.
• There are riots and disturbances in 130
American cities. There were 20,(XK) arrests.
• King’s funeral on April 9 is an international
event.
• Within a week of the assassination, the
Open Housing Act is passed by Congress.
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