Martin Luther King Jr. By ubtech209 Jan 15, 1929 Birth of MLK Jr. Jun 1, 1944 Graduates from Booker T Washington High School Jun 18, 1953 Marries Coretta Scott May 17, 1957 Forms Southern Christian Leadership Conference Jul 27, 1962 Arrested in Albany, Georgia Aug 28, 1963 Delivers "I Have a Dream Speech" Apr 4, 1968 Death of MLK Jr.