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MLK JR. TIMELINE
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1955
• Received Doctorate o f Philosophy in Systematic
Pheology from Poston University.
• Joins the bus boycott after Rosa Parks was arrested on
Dec. 1. On Dec. 5, Dr. King is elected president o f the
Montgomery Improvement Association, making him the
official spokesman for the boycott.
1956
We stand
together,
richer
for our
differences.
We celebrate the wisdom
of collaboration and the
strength in diversity.
•
it
• Phe Supreme Court rules that bus segregation is illegal,
ensuring victory for the Montgomery bus boycott.
1957
• King form s the Southern Christian leadership
Conference to fight segregation and achieve civil rights. On
May 17, Dr. King speaks to a crowd o f 15,000 in
Washington, D.C.