/ History / Native American Heritage Month Cite Timeline: Martin Luther King Jr. Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff Timeline: Martin Luther King, Jr. Part II: Early Activism by David Johnson 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 Next: National Figure 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 Next: National Figure Related Links Martin Luther King Holiday PageBiography: Martin Luther King, Jr.Martin Luther King SpeechesThe March on WashingtonCivil Rights QuizTimeline of the Modern Civil Rights MovementCivil Rights LeadersAffirmative Action: A History and Timeline More Timelines Sources + Our Common Sources ✖ See also: Martin Luther King, Jr., Timeline
Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff Timeline: Martin Luther King, Jr. Part II: Early Activism by David Johnson 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 Next: National Figure 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 Next: National Figure Related Links Martin Luther King Holiday PageBiography: Martin Luther King, Jr.Martin Luther King SpeechesThe March on WashingtonCivil Rights QuizTimeline of the Modern Civil Rights MovementCivil Rights LeadersAffirmative Action: A History and Timeline More Timelines Sources + Our Common Sources
