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Birth
01/15/1929 Birth Martin Luther King is born in Atlanta, Gorgia
He was born as Micheal Luther King Jr. -
Baptized
In May 1936 Martin was baptized but the event made little impression on him. -
Grandmothers death
In May 1941 at age 12 Martin Jr.’s Grandmother died of a heart attack this event was very tragic for him it was even harder on him because he was out watching a parade against his parents’ wishes when she died. When receiving the news he was even more distraught and attempted suicide by jumping out a second story window at his home. -
Morehouse College
He then entered Morehouse College in Atlanta at the age of 15 in 1944. -
Boycott
On December 5th Martin Luther King was made president of the Montgomery Improvment Association -
Sit where you wnat
In 1956 the Supreme Court made segregation on buses illegal. This was important because not only was the boycott successful but African Americans were able to sit where they wanted to. -
Trip to India
Martin went to India to study Gandhi's philosophy on nonviolence -
Jail Time
Martin Luther king was arrested -
Man of the year!!
Martin was named man of the year in Time magazine. -
Murdered
Martin Luther King jr. was shot while standing on a hotel balcony
