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Early Life
Martin Luther King was born in Atlanta on the 15th of January, 1929. America at that time treated African American people unfairly under the Jim Crow Laws. They segregated the black people from the white or coloured people in many ways such as different seats on a bus and even different schools! He went to Boston University and achieved a degree in systematic theology. -
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The Life of Martin Luther King Jr
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Marriage and Children
Martin Luther King Jr married Coretta Scott King in 1953 and had four children called Yolanda - Denise King, Martin Luther King III, Dexter Scott King and Bernice Albertine King. Yolanda was born in 1955, Martin was born in 1957, Dexter was born in 1961 and Bernice was born in 1963. -
Becoming a Pastor
Martin Luther King Jr Become a pastor in 1954. He was a pastor in the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery. -
The Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Jim Crow Laws said that if all the white peoples seats are filled up on a bus then they are allowed to take a black persons seat. Rosa Parks was arrested for not handing over her seat . This started the 385 day long bus boycott. Martin Luther King was arrested during this campaign but at the conclusion of the campaign in 1956, the US decided to end bus segregation. -
Visit To India
Martin Luther King toured India for five weeks with his wife and Lawrence Reddick. He toured India so he could learn about Gandhi's non-violent ways. He also resigned from being a pastor in the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church so he could concentrate on civil rights. -
March On Washington
On the 28th of August 1963 Martin Luther King led the largest civil rights demonstration in history. Almost 250 thousand people attended the march. He also said his famous "I Have a Dream" speech during the march. -
End Of Segregation
The end of segregation! Unfortunately segregation ended a week after Martin Luther King Jr was assasinated.
