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That life began in Atlanta, Georgia, on January 15, 1929.
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The Reverend Michael King and his wife, Alberta, named their first son Michael Luther. Later, Reverend King changed his and his son's name to Martin Luther in honor of the great sixteenth-century reformer.
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In January 1935, the Reverend organized a protest against the segregation of elevators at the local county courthouse. Eight months later he ran a drive to register African American voters.
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In 1939, he and several hundred others marched to Atlanta's city hall to demonstrate the political strength of African Americans. He believed his people could use their votes to change the laws and the lawmakers.
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Martin Luther KIng Jr. went straight to college. He skipped 12th grade
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In February 1948, Martin Luther King, Jr., became a Baptist minister, and in June of that same year, he graduated from Morehouse with a bachelor's degree in sociology.
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After graduating from Crozer in 1951, the young reverend continued his studies in religion at Boston University. While in Boston, Martin met Coretta Scott, who was studying voice at the New England Conservatory of Music.
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The Kings decided to settle in Alabama, and in September 1954 Martin Luther King, Jr., became pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery
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In January 1960, Dr. King left his church in Montgomery to assist his father at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. His new position gave him more time for civil rights work.
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On February 1, four college freshmen in Greensboro, North Carolina, sat down at a "whites-only" lunch counter and refused to move. Soon African American students across the South were conducting "sit-ins" at lunch counters.
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On April 4, 1968 Dr. King was shot to death on the balcony of his motel.
