King delivers sermon at Ebenezer

January 8, 1956
King delivers sermon at Ebenezer

Martin Luther King, Sr. preaches at Dexter Avenue Baptist Church while King, Jr. delivers a sermon entitled "The Death of Evil upon the Seashore" at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta.

January

1956

Major Events

January 3, 1956
Montgomery bus company recommends doubling of fares

January 11, 1956
Police Commissioner Sellers initiates investigation of bus boycott

January 12, 1956
MIA board prolongs boycott indefinitely

January 24, 1956
Mayor urges whites to stop driving black workers

January 27, 1956
King receives a threatening phone call

January 28, 1956
King fined for speeding

January 30, 1956
King’s house is bombed

January 31, 1956
King and four other leaders meet with Alabama governor.

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