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Martin Luther King Jr. was born
He was born with the name Michael Luther King Jr. and later changed it to Martin. -
Graduated High School
He attended segregated public schools in Georgia -
Graduated from Morehouse College
Martin graduated with a B.A. degree. -
Graduated from Crozer Theological Seminary
Here he was elected president of a predominantly white senior class and was awarded the B.D. -
Pastor at Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama
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Graduated from Boston University
Here he enrolled in the graduate studies and completed his residence for the doctorate in 1953 and received the degree in 1955. In Boston he met and married Coretta Scott and they had two sons and two daughters. -
Leader of the first great Negro nonviolent demonstration of contemporary times in the United States
People in the south boycotted buses for 382 days because a white man told a black woman to get out of the seat and she refused. During the boycott, King was arrested. -
The Supreme Court declared unconstitutional the laws requiring segregation on buses
Negros and whites rode the buses as equals. -
Eelected president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
S.C.L.C was an organization formed to provide new leadership for the then rapidly increasing civil rights movement. -
Co-Pastor at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta until his death
His grandfather started as the pastor from 1914-1931 until he died then Martin's father took over as pastor. -
I Had A Dream Speech
This speech was given during the March on Washington. In his speech he talked about the Civil Rights Movement and the struggle of justice. -
Named Man of the Year by "Time" Magazine
King became not only the symbolic leader of American blacks but also a world figure. -
Awarded Noble Piece Prize
He was the youngest man to ever recieve this prize at age 35. When he was notified he announced that he was going to give the $54,123 to the Civil Rights Movement. -
Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated
He was standing on the balcony of his hotel room in Memphis, TN, where he was supposed to lead a protest march in sympathy with striking garbage workers of that city.
