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Everything You Need to Know About the Key Events in Martin Luther King's Life and Legacy

Everything You Need to Know About the Key Events in Martin Luther King's Life and Legacy

An interactive timeline.

As the nation celebrates Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on Monday — a holiday that commemorates the civil rights icon's Jan. 15 birthday and his legacy — much discussion will surround the details of King's life.

Below, you can explore an interactive timeline that will take you through the major events that unfolded throughout King's career, concluding with the Nov. 1986 designation of his birthday as a national holiday:

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Billy Hallowell is a digital TV host and interviewer for Faithwire and CBN News and the co-host of CBN’s "Quick Start Podcast."
Billy Hallowell

Billy Hallowell

Billy Hallowell is a digital TV host and interviewer for Faithwire and CBN News and the co-host of CBN’s "Quick Start Podcast."

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