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28 March: King leads a march of six thousand protesters in support of striking sanitation workers in Memphis. The march descends into violence and looting, and King is rushed from the scene. 3 April: King returns to Memphis, determined to lead a peaceful march. Martin Luther King led a march from Selma to Montgomery in Alabama. Federal troops had been mobilised to protect the marchers. At the end of the march King made a speech entitled ‘How Long, Not Long’ where he stated his belief that equality was on the horizon. Timeline of significant events related to Martin Luther King, Jr., who led the civil rights movement in the United States from the mid-1950s until his death in 1968. His leadership was fundamental to that movement’s success in ending the legal segregation of Blacks in the South and other parts of the United States. This chronology of Martin Luther King, Jr. is compiled from the day to day chronologies featured in our published print volumes. It currently spans through December 1960 and will be updated with each volume release. On March 25 Martin Luther King, Jr., delivers a landmark speech at the state capitol, saying that “the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” On August 6 the Voting Rights Act of 1965 is signed into law by President Johnson. Dr. King marches in support of sanitation workers on strike in Memphis, Tennessee. On March 28, King leads a march that turns violent. This was the first time one of his events had turned violent. Delivered "I’ve Been to the Mountaintop" speech. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 and is commemorated by the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial in Washington, D.C. Learn more about Dr. King’s extraordinary accomplishments through our timeline of his life. Martin Luther King, Jr. speaks at the evening’s mass meeting after Selma teachers march in support of voting rights. January 25: Demonstrations in Selma continue, led by King, who preaches for an hour at a mass meeting afterwards (Branch). March 5, 1965 - King flies to Washington to speak with President Johnson about the Voting Rights Bill. Then announces the plan for a massive march from Selma to Montgomery. In March of that year, in an effort to register Black voters in the South, protesters marching the 54-mile route from Selma to the state capital of Montgomery were confronted with deadly violence As the nation recognizes Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, a traditional celebration will take place locally. The 2025 MLK Day Beloved Community Commemorative Service kicks off at 9 a.m. on Monday Fred Shuttlesworth, founder of the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights (ACMHR), Birmingham’s pre-existing local movement, after the Alabama legislature outlawed the NAACP), late in 1962 invited Martin Luther King, Jr. to help in their efforts to desegregate “Bombingham.” The March on Washington was a massive protest march that occurred in August 1963, when some 250,000 people gathered in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. The event aimed to draw Selma March, political march led by Martin Luther King, Jr., from Selma, Alabama, to the state’s capital, Montgomery, that occurred March 21–25, 1965. The march became a landmark in the American civil rights movement and directly led to the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is a key figure in American history, especially during the Civil Rights Movement. He first became a leader for civil rights during the important Montgomery Bus Boycott. Then, he skillfully led the Birmingham Campaign, and his 'I Have a Dream' speech at the March on Washington made history. His dedication March 21, 1965 to March 25, 1965. 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) had been campaigning for voting rights. The 38th Martin Luther King, Jr. March and Celebration will take place in person on Monday, January 20, 2025 at 10 a.m. NOTE: March lineup begins as early as 9 a.m. The 2025 celebration will begin with the in-person march kickoff at 10 a.m. at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Academy, followed by the park celebration at Pittman-Sullivan Park The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, also known as simply the March on Washington or the Great March on Washington, [1] [2] was held in Washington, D.C., on August 28, 1963. [3] The purpose of the march was to advocate for the civil and economic rights of African Americans. Aug. 28: King delivers his “I Have a Dream” speech at the Lincoln Memorial as more than 200,000 demonstrators take part in the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Sept. 15: Four girls
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