Imgres 5

martin luther king

By alexa.hall

  • Birth

    Martin Luther King is born.

  • School

    Martin attens Morehouse college in Atlanta

  • Graduate

    He graduates from Crozer with a Bachelor of Divinity degree at the age of 22

  • Pastor

    Martin Luther King is appointed pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama.

  • Public Schools

    U.S. Supreme Court orders desegregation of the public schools "with all deliberate speed"

  • Bombing

    Martin Luther King’s house is bombed

  • President

    King is elected president

  • Family

    Martin and family move to Atlanta

  • Children

    King’s fourth child, Bernice Albertine is born in Atlanta, Georgia

  • "I HAVE A DREAM"

    Martin Luther King meets with President John F. Kennedy and after their meeting Dr. King delivers his famous "I Have a Dream" speech

  • Martin Luther King is dead

    While standing on the balcony of his room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee Dr. Martin Luther King is shot and killed.
    Martin was an incredible man.

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