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Timeline: Martin Luther King Jr.

Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff

Timeline: Martin Luther King, Jr.

Part II: Early Activism

by David Johnson

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1955	The 26-year-old King leads boycott of segregated Montgomery buses, gains national reputation. Top
1956	King's house is bombed U.S. Supreme Court ruling prompts Montgomery to desegregate buses. Top
1957	King helps found Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). Top
1958	Writes Stride Toward Freedom, about the bus boycott. Top
1959	Visits India to study nonviolence and civil disobedience. Top
1960	Joins his father as co-pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. Top
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