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Martin Luther King Jr. was born
He was bone in Atlanta, Georgia. -
he was baptized
This had no impression on him, though. -
grandmother, Jennie, died of heart attack
He was 12 years old when she died. -
graduated from high school at 15 years old
He attended public schools in Georgia, and skipped 9th and 12th grades, without formally graduating. -
received Bachelor of Arts degree from Morehouse College
Morehouse College was a Negro stitution of Atlanta that his father and grandfather graduated from. -
awarded Divinity Bachelor's Degree
It was a Divinity Bachelor's Degree from Crozer. -
was top of class and elected student body president
His school was Crozer when he was elected the student body president. -
completed residence for the doctorate
He enrolled in graduate studies at Boston University. -
married Coretta Scott
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Became pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama
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finally received the degree at Boston University
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leads boycott
The boycott of segregated Mongomery buses, and he gains a national reputation. -
ready to accept the leadership of the first great Negro demonstration of contemporary times
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life was troubled
Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested, his home was bombed, and was subjected to personal abuse. He was also emerged as a Negro leader of the first rank though. -
was elected president of Southern Christian Leadership Conference
It was an organization formed to provide leadership for the civil rights movement. -
traveled over 6 million miles; spoke over 25 hundred times
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visited Ganghi's birthplace in India
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named Man of the Year
He was named by Time magazine, and was a world figure. -
youngest man to receive the Nobel Peace Prize
He announced that he would give the prize money to the furtherance of the civil rights movment. It was $54,123. -
assassinated
Martin Luther King Jr. passed away. -
congress passed a holiday legislation
It was signed into law by President Ronald Reagan. -
Arizona voters approved the holiday
It was after a tourist boycott. -
New Hampshire changed the name of Civil Rights Day to Martin Luther King Jr. Day
