Martin Luther King Jr.

Dr. King was born

Jan 15, 1929

King was born in Atlanta, Georgia.

Graduated from college

Jun 8, 1948

Dr. King Graduated from Morehouse College

Married

Jun 18, 1953

Married Correta Scott

Baptist pastor

Sep 1, 1954

King became a pastor of a Baptist church in Montgomery, Alabama.

Bus Boycott

Dec 5, 1955

King led the black boycott of the Montgomery, Alabama, bus system. This event helped end the separation of blacks and whites on buses.

March on Washington

Aug 28, 1963

King led the March on Washington, D.C., for Jobs and Freedom where he gave his “I Have a Dream” speech.

Voting Rights March

Nov 21, 1965

March 21, 1965 King led a march from Selma to Montgomery for voting rights.

Assassination

Apr 4, 1968

April 4, 1968 King was shot