Martin Luther King, Jr. By loric. Jan 15, 1929 Birth, Atlanta, Georgia Period: Jan 18, 1929 to Apr 4, 1968 Martin Luther King, Jr. Jun 21, 1948 Graduation from Morehouse College, Georgia Jun 5, 1955 Received PhD from Boston University, Boston Dec 1, 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott, Alabama Aug 28, 1963 "I Have a Dream" Speech, Washington, DC Dec 10, 1964 Received Nobel Peace Prize Mar 21, 1965 Selma to Montgomery Alabama March Apr 4, 1968 Death, Memphis, Tennessee