Martin Luther King Jr.
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January 30, 1956 – King’s house bombed due to bus boycott.
August 28, 1963- March on Washington Official Program
September 2, 1958 - Stabbed in Harlem at book signing
August 28, 1963- March on Washington Poster
April 12, 1963- Arrested in Birmingham. Writes one of the most famous and inspirational letters ever written
July 2, 1964 – Famous hand shake after signing The Civil Rights Act of 1964
July 2, 1964 – Civil Rights Act of 1964 signed
December 1, 1964 – Martin Luther King Jr. Received Nobel Peace Prize
March 25, 1965 – Selma to Montgomery march
August 6, 1965 – The Voting Rights Act of 1965 signed
December 4, 1967 – Poor People’s Campaign started
April 4, 1968 – Shot and killed at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis