Life Events
On 25 March 1965, Martin Luther King led thousands of nonviolent demonstrators to the steps of the capitol in Montgomery, Alabama, after a 5-day, 54-mile march from Selma, Alabama, where local African Americans, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC.
Why was he important
Martin went to jail 29 times just for protesting for what he believed in.
What is 1 fun fact?
MLK went to jail 29 times.
Why is MLK caring?
MLK is a caring person because even though he went to jail multiple times he still continued protesting for equal rights for everyone.
Where was MLK a priest?
From 1954 until 1960, Martin Luther King Jr. was the pastor of the Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church, the only church where MLK pastored and the site where he began his Civil Rights
What is 1 fun fact?
On December 10, 1964, MLK got awarded the Nobel peace prize.
where was MLK murdered?
In 1968 martin was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee by James earl ray.