Martin Luther King

Parents meet

Jan 1, 1935

Birth

Apr 1, 1940

Martin Luther was born on this date

Early years

Period: Apr 1, 1940 to Apr 2, 1950

These events marked Martin Luther Kings' life

Theological Studies

Period: Jan 1, 1948 to Jan 1, 1951

Studied as a Pastor

Adult Life

Period: Apr 1, 1951 to Apr 2, 1964

Historic events in his adult life

Civil rights movement

Period: Jan 1, 1954 to Jan 1, 1968

Montgomery bus boycott

Dec 5, 1955

A political and social protest campaign against the policy of racial segregation on the public transit system of Montgomery, Alabama. It was a seminal event in the Civil Rights Movement.

Birth of his son

Oct 23, 1957

Martin Luther King III

Assasination

Apr 1, 1964

Martin Luther was killed