Martin Luther King Jr.

By Marin G.

  • His Birth

    Martin Luther King Jr. was born this day and did not know it at the time, but he was going to make history.

  • Marriage

    MLK was married in 1953.

  • Montgomery Bus Boycott

    In 1955 MartinLuther King Jr. made a stand against segragation in a peaceful way.

  • Founding

    In 1957 Martin Luther King Jr. founded SCLC and was its first president.

  • Alabama

    MLK organized a nonviolent protests in Alabama.

  • March on Washington

    MLK lead the March on Washington (another peaceful protest).

  • I Have Dream

    MLK gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech

  • Nobel Prize

    MLK was rewarded with the Nobel Peace Prize.

  • SCLC

    He and the SCLC helped The Selma to Montgomery march.

  • Death

    MLK was assinated.