Martin Luther King Jr. By N_Rachel Jan 15, 1929 Martin Luther King Jr. was born May 30, 1944 Graduated from Booker T. Washington High School Sep 5, 1944 Starts Morehouse College- 15 yrs old Feb 25, 1948 Ordained to the Baptist ministry May 28, 1948 Graduates MoreHouse College Dec 5, 1955 Elected president of the montgomery Improvement Association- Joins the bus boycott Nov 13, 1956 The boycott was successful- Supreme Court passed the law May 17, 1957 King speaks to 15,000 in Washington, Dc Jan 1, 1960 Becomes Co-pastor with his father at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia Jul 27, 1962 Unsuccesful Movement in Albany, Georgia, MLK was arrested and put in jail. Jun 23, 1963 King leads 125,000 people on a Freedom Walk in Detroit. Aug 28, 1963 MLK's famous speech "I have a dream" Dec 10, 1964 Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize- age 35 Apr 4, 1968 When MLK was assassinated Nov 2, 1986 National Holiday in King's honor
