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Martin Luther King Jr. is born on Atlanta, Georgia.
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Martin Luther King attended segregated public schools in Georgia, and graduated high school at the age of 15, and enters Morehouse College shortly after.
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He receives a B.A degree from Morehouse College
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He enrolls in graduate studies at Boston University, completing his residence for the doctorate in 1953.
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He meets Coretta Scott, and the two end up getting married. Eventually his wife gives birth to two sons and two daughters.
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MLK becoes a pastor of Dexter Avenue Baptist church in Montgomery, Alabama.
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He receives his doctorate degree in 1955.
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He accepts the leadership of the first negro nonviolent demonstration of contemporary times in the U.S.
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The U.S. Supreme Court declared Unconstitutional laws requiring segregation on buses, Negores and whites rode the buses as equals. Kings house gets bombed during these days.
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King gets elected president of Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
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King is arrested and jailed during anti-segregation protests in Birmingham; writes Letter From Birmingham City Jail, arguing that individuals have the moral duty to disobey unjust. laws Delivers "I Have a Dream" speech during the March on Washington attended by 200,000 protesters, creates powerful image, builds momentum for civil rights legislation.
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King gets names "Man of the year" by time magazine.
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youngest man to have received the Nobel Peace Prize at the age of 35.
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while standing on the balcony of his motel room in Memphis, Tennessee, he was assassinated by James Earl Ray.
