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M a r t in L u t h e r K in g J r .
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MLK JR. TIMELINE
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1964 (cont.)
R emembering
• King attends the signing ceremony o f the Civil Rights
A ct o f 1964 at the White House on July 2.
Martin Luther
King, Jr.
• During the summer, King experiences his first hurtful
rejection by black people when he is stoned by black
Muslims in Harlem.
• King is awarded the Nobel Peace Pri^e on Dec. 10. Dr.
King is the youngest person to be awarded the Nobel Peace
P nfe fo r Peace at age 35.
1965
• On Feb. 2, King is arrested in Selma, Ala. during a
voting rights demonstration.
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• After President Johnson signs the I Siting Rights A ct
into law, Martin Huther King Jr. turns to socioeconomic
problems.
1966
• On Jan. 22, King moves into a Chicago slum tenement
to attract attention to the living conditions o f the poor.
• In June, King and others begin the March Against
Fear through the South.
Life
’s most urgent
question is: What
are you doing
for others?
— Rev. Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr.