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A Timeline of the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. January 15, 1929 — Martin Luther King Jr. is born in Atlanta, Georgia. 1948 — At the age of 19, King graduates from Morehouse College with a B.A. in sociology. 1951 — King graduates from Crozer Theological Seminary with a B.Div. degree. June 18, 1953 — King marries Coretta Scott in Heiberger, Alabama. June 6, 1955 — Dr. King receives his Ph.D. degree in systematic theology at Boston University. December 1, 1955 — Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat on a Montgomery city bus, sparking the Montgomery bus boycott. Dr. King leads the 385 day boycott — enduring arrest and a house bombing — resulting in the end of racial segregation on all Montgomery public buses. September 20, 1958 — Dr. King is stabbed in the chest by a mentally ill woman in a Harlem department store during a book signing. April, 1963 — Dr. King is arrested for the 13th time during the Birmingham campaign. He composes his famous Letter from Birmingham Jail. August 28, 1963 — Dr. King delivers his iconic "I Have a Dream" speech on the steps of the Lincoln memorial during the March on Washington. The speech helped the passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. October 14, 1964 — Dr. King is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. March 25, 1965 — During the march from Selma to Montgomery, King declared, "the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice." April 15, 1967 — King speaks against the Vietnam War, stating, "I would like to see the fervor of the civil-rights movement imbued into the peace movement." April 4, 1968 — Dr. King is assassinated by James Earl Ray at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, TN.
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The first day of Racine's mask mandate in photos | July 27, 2020
Bikes, Masks, Main Street
A man pedals a bike alongside Main Street Monday with two kids in tow while a woman follows. Both adults wore masks, in accordance with the city's new mask mandate.
First day of required masks in Racine
Two people wear masks as they walk in front of the Racine County Republican Party's office on Main Street.
Masks on Monday
A woman crosses Fifth Street from Monument Square in Downtown Racine Monday afternoon.
Masks on Monument Square
Two friends chat in Monument Square Monday, the first day the City of Racine's mask mandate went into effect. Both were wearing masks.
Signs at Maria's on Douglas
Signs posted on the front door of Maria's Hair Salon, 3015 Douglas Ave., ask clients to "Please wear a mask" in English and Spanish.
Walking along Douglas Avenue
Masks are now required to be worn by healthy people over the age of 4 in the City of Racine when social distancing (i.e. staying six feet apart from other people who aren't in your household) is not possible.
Officer Andersen and J.J.
Racine COP Officer Chad Andersen smiles underneath his face covering while talking to "Junior Police Officer" J.J., who is 4. On Monday, the first day of Racine's mask mandate, J.J. and his grandma visited each COP House, where masks were being given away to anyone who needs them. Andersen has been stationed at the Anthony Lane COP House for 3½ years.
Elbow bump with Officer Andersen
"Junior Police Officer" J.J., at left, taps elbows with Racine COP Officer Chad Andersen on Monday morning in front of the Community Oriented Policing House at 2437 Anthony Lane. Andersen's job on Monday was distributing masks to anyone in the neighborhood who needed one, with the same service being offered at each of the other COP Houses. Under a city ordinance, face coverings are required to be worn in the city when social distancing is not possible for anyone who does not have a documented medical reason to not wear a mask and is at least 5 years old. J.J. is 4.
Aldi food market on Monday
Customers enter and exit Aldi, 3110 Douglas Ave., on Monday morning, the first day of Racine's mask mandate.
Car dealership in a pandemic
Two men walk toward a sedan outside the Garbo Lincoln car dealership at 3077 Douglas Ave. on Monday morning, the first day of Racine's mask mandate. In the city, masks are now required to be worn by healthy people who are at least 5 years old when social distancing (i.e. staying six feet apart from other people who aren't in your household) is not possible.
Shopping for cleaning products
A mask-wearing woman surveys cleaning supplies at Dollar General, 3440 Douglas Ave., on the morning of July 27, 2020, the first day of the City of Racine's mask mandate, the enforcement of which ended Friday.
Leading by example
Billy Goudy wears a Dollar General-branded face covering as he rings up a customer's purchases on Monday morning, the first day of the City of Racine's mask mandate, at Dollar General, 3440 Douglas Ave. Under the mandate, all businesses in the city must, under threat of fines and loss of license, require employees to wear masks if they come in contact with other employees or shoppers.
