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Martin Luther King Jr. graduated from Morehouse College in 1948. After considering careers in medical and law he decided to go into the ministry.
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After Rosa Parks is arrested on December 1 Martin Luther is elected president of the Montgomery Improvemenet Association, making him the official spokesman for the boycott.
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On November 13, the Supreme Court rules the court segregation is illegal, ensuring victory for the boycott.
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Martin Luther King forms the Southern Christian Leadership Conference to fight segregation and achieve civil rights.
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Lunch counter sit-ins began in Greensboro, North Carolina. In Atlanta, Martin is arrested during a sit-in waiting to be served at a restaurant.
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On April 13, the Birmingham campaign is launched. This would prove to be the turning point in the war to end segregation in the South.
