| The chronology of the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. | |
| 1962 | February 27 Dr. King is tried and convicted for leading the December march in Albany, Georgia. May 2 Dr. King is invited to join the protests in Birmingham, Alabama. July 27 Dr. King is arrested at an Albany, Georgia city hall prayer vigil and jailed on charges of failure to obey a police officer, obstructing the sidewalk and disorderly conduct. September 20 James Meredith makes his first attempt to enroll at the University of Mississippi. He is actually enrolled by Supreme Court order and is escorted onto the Oxford, Mississippi campus by U.S. Marshals on October 1, 1962. October 16 Dr. King meets with President John F. Kennedy at the White House for a one-hour conference. |
| 1963 | 1963 March 28 The King's fourth child, Bernice Albertine, is born. March- Sit-in demonstrations are held in Birmingham, Alabama to protest April segregation of eating facilities. Dr. King is arrested during a demonstration. April 16 Dr. King writes the "Letter From A Birmingham Jail" while imprisoned for demonstrating. May 3 - 5 Eugene "Bull" Connor, Director of Public Safety of Birmingham, Alabama, orders the use of police dogs and fire hoses against the marching protesters, including young adults and children. May 20 The Supreme Court of the United States rules Birmingham, Alabama's segregation ordinances unconstitutional. June Dr. King's book, Strength To Love, is published by Harper & Row. June 11 Governor George C. Wallace tries to stop the court ordered integration of the University of Alabama by "standing in the schoolhouse door" and personally refusing entrance to black students and Justice Department officials. President John F. Kennedy then federalizes the Alabama National Guard, and Governor Wallace removes himself from blocking the entrance of the Negro students. June 12 Medgar Evers, NAACP leader in Jackson, Mississippi, is assassinated at his home in the early morning darkness. His memorial service is held in Jackson on June 15. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery in Washington D.C. on June 19. August 28 The March on Washington, the first large integrated protest march, is held in Washington, D.C. Dr. King delivers his "I Have A Dream" speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. Afterwards he and other Civil Rights leaders meet with President John F. Kennedy in the White House. September 2-10 Governor Wallace orders the Alabama state troopers to stop the court ordered integration of Alabama's elementary and high schools until he is enjoined by court injunction from doing so. By September 10 specific schools are actually integrated by court order. September 15 Four young girls are killed in a Birmingham, Alabama church bombing. November 22 President Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas, Texas. |
| 1964 | Summer COFO (Council of Federated Organizations) initiates the Mississippi Summer Project, a voter registration drive organized and run by black and white students. May - Dr. King joins other SCLC workers in a demonstration for the June integration of public accommodations in St. Augustine, Florida. He is jailed. June Dr. King's book, Why We Can't Wait, is published by Harper & Row. June 21 Three civil rights workers, James Chaney (black), Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner (both white), are reported missing after a short trip to Philadelphia, Mississippi. July 2 Dr. King attends the signing of the Public Accommodations Bill, (Part of the Civil Rights Act of 1964) by President Lyndon B. Johnson in the White House. July 18-23 Riots occur in Harlem, New York. One black man is killed. August Riots occur in New Jersey, Illinois and Pennsylvania. August 4 The bodies of civil rights workers James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner are discovered by FBI Agents buried near the town of Philadelphia, Mississippi. Neshoba County Sheriff Rainey and his deputy, Cecil Price, are allegedly implicated in the murders. September Dr. King and Rev. Ralph Abernathy visit West Berlin at the invitation of Mayor Willy Brandt. September 18 Dr. King has an audience with Pope Paul VI at the Vatican. December 10 Dr. King receives the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway. |
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