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Martin Luther King Jr. (born Michael King Jr.; January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Baptist minister, activist, and political philosopher who was one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968.
US civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. waves to supporters on August 28, 1963 on the Mall in Washington DC during the "March on Washington", where King delivered his famous "I Have a Dream ...
June 8 – James Earl Ray is arrested for the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. in April. June 26 – Bonin Islands are returned to Japan after 23 years of occupation by the United States Navy. June 30 – The Lockheed C-5 Galaxy heavy military transport aircraft first flies in the U.S. This model will still be in service 50 years later.
April 3 – King returns to Memphis; delivers "Mountaintop" speech. April 4 – Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis, Tennessee. April 4–8 and one in May 1968 – In response to the killing of Dr. King, over 150 cities experience rioting. April 11 – Civil Rights Act of 1968 is signed.
The life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will once again be celebrated and honored on Monday at events around the nation.. The Civil Rights icon, whose work to end segregation and racism ...
United States House of Representatives vote on the bill United States Senate vote on the bill. During the 90th Session of Congress following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4, 1968, Senator Edward Brooke and Representatives John Conyers and Charles Samuel Joelson introduced multiple bills that would create a holiday to honor King on either January 15 or April 4, but none ...
The coincidence that Martin Luther King Jr. Day lands on the same Monday as Donald Trump’s inauguration isn’t a cause for concern, according to Bernice King, the late civil rights icon’s ...
April 12 – Martin Luther King Jr., Ralph Abernathy, Fred Shuttlesworth and others are arrested in a Birmingham protest for "parading without a permit". April 16 – Martin Luther King Jr. issues his Letter from Birmingham Jail. April 20 – Martin Luther King Jr. posts bail and begins to plan more demonstrations (the Children's Crusade).