DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.
To commemorate the January 18, 2021 celebration of the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, Intercultural Affairs at Western Carolina University has created this informative and interactive timeline of events leading up to and during Dr. King's work.
photo of Emmett Till
Photo of Rosa Parks on a bus
A photo of two people on a bus.
Photo of a crowd at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C.
Photo of Thelma Mothershed, Minnijean Brown, Jefferson Thomas, Terrence Roberts, Carlotta Walls, Gloria Ray, Ernest Green, Elizabeth Eckford, and Melba Pattillo
A photo of the Greensboro Four.
A photo of three African Americans sitting on a bus.
Photo of James Meredith sitting at a desk.
A photo of Martin Luther King Jr. giving his speech.
Photo of stained glass from the church.
Photo of a woman putting up a sign saying “Stay out for better schools”.
Photo of a building with a cross that says “freedom”.
Photo of a boy standing next to a police officer.
Martin Luther King Jr. giving a speech
Photo of a police officer looking at marchers.
cover of the Los Angeles Times newspaper August 1965
Photo of an African American man holding a sign saying “I am a man”.
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