Life Of Martin

By Deychelle1

  • 1929

    1929
    Born on at noon on January 15, 1929.
    Parents: The Reverend and Mrs. Martin Luther King, Sr.
    Home: 501 Auburn Avenue, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia.

  • 1944

    1944
    Graduated from Booker T. Washington High School and was admitted to Morehouse College at age 15.

  • 1948

    1948
    Graduates from Morehouse College and enters Crozer Theological Seminary.
    Ordained to the Baptist ministry, February 25, 1948, at age 19.

  • 1951

    1951
    Enters Boston University for graduate studies.

  • 1953

    1953
    Marries Coretta Scott and settles in Montgomery, Alabama.

  • 1955

    1955
    Received Doctorate of Philosophy in Systematic Theology from Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts on June 5, 1955.
    Dissertation Title: A Comparison of God in the Thinking of Paul Tillich and Henry Wiseman. Joins the bus boycott after Rosa Parks was arrested on December 1. On December 5, he is elected president of the Montgomery Improvement Association, making him the official spokesman for the boycott.

  • 1956

    1956
    On November 13, the Supreme Court rules that bus segregation is illegal, ensuring victory for the boycott.