Martin Luther King Jr. By facebooker_662725027 Jan 15, 1929 Born in Atlanta, Georgia Feb 25, 1948 Ordained as a Baptist Minister Jun 18, 1953 Married Coretta Scott and settled in Montgomery, Alabama Dec 1, 1955 Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on the bus, initiating the Montgomery Bus Boycott. May 17, 1957 King spoke to a crowd of 15,000 in Washington, D.C. Jun 13, 1959 Visited India to study Mahatma Gandhi's philosophy of nonviolence Jul 27, 1962 Arrested during unsuccessful movement in Albany, Georgia Period: Apr 12, 1963 to Apr 23, 1963 Wrote his famous Letter from a Birmingham Jail after being arrested for protesting without a permit Apr 13, 1963 Campaign to end segregation in Birmingham, Alabama began Jun 23, 1963 King led Freedom Walk in Detroit with 125,000 people Aug 28, 1963 At the largest ever civil rights event, King made his "I Have a Dream" speech for 250,000 people "I Have a Dream" Jul 2, 1964 Attended the signing of the Civil Rights Act at the White House Dec 10, 1964 Became the youngest person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize Apr 4, 1968 Assassinated by James Earl Ray at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee Nov 2, 1986 A national holiday was established in honor of Dr. King Period: Apr 13, 2012 to May 10, 2012 Time from the launching of the Birmingham Campaign to the official desegregation of Birmingham
