Martin Luther King

Martin Luther King was born

Jan 15, 1929

Martin Luther King was born on 15 January 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. Michael was his birth name but it was changed to Martin.

martin luther kings brother was born!

Jul 30, 1930

Martin luther kings brother (Alfred Daniel ) was born.

Assistent pastor

Feb 25, 1948

Martin Luther King is asked to serve as the assistant pastor at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta.

Graduation

Feb 25, 1948

Graduates from Morehouse College and enters Crozer Theological Seminary.
He graduated at age 19.

king got married

Jun 18, 1953

Martin luther king got married to a girl named Coretta.

Bombs dropped

Jan 30, 1956

Kings house was bombed- there was no injurys.

Dream speach

Aug 28, 1963

Martin luther king announced his dream speach.
Some were anoyed at it and booed at him. Here is what he said: Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice. It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of captivity.

Man of the year!

Jan 3, 1964

Time Magazine honors Dr. King as "Man of the Year"

New book

Jan 1, 1967

King wrote his fourth book called
Where Do We Go from Here?

King dies

Apr 4, 1968

Martin was shot dead by a assassin. It caused magor riots
throughout the country and 46 people were killed during the riots.