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Martin Luther King Jr.'s Life in Weeks

The most prominent leader of the American civil rights movement who advocated for nonviolent resistance to racial injustice. His I Have a Dream speech is one of the defining moments of the 20th century.

1929–1968 American Civil Rights Leader & Pastor 2,046 weeks (39 years)

Martin Luther King Jr.'s 2,046 Weeks

Each box represents one week. Lived weeks Key milestones

2,046
Total Weeks
14,322
Days Lived
5
Key Milestones
39
Years

Key Milestones

Age 15 · Week ~780

Entered Morehouse College in Atlanta

Age 25 · Week ~1,300

Became pastor of Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery

Age 26 · Week ~1,352

Led the Montgomery Bus Boycott

Age 34 · Week ~1,768

Delivered the I Have a Dream speech at the March on Washington

Age 35 · Week ~1,820

Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, the youngest recipient at that time

Legacy

Led the Montgomery Bus Boycott, the March on Washington, and the Selma to Montgomery marches. Won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 and his activism helped pass the Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act.

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