Martin Luther King Jr. By shannonrainey Jan 15, 1929 Martin Luther King Jr. was born in Atlanta May 19, 1944 Martin Luther King Jr. graduated high school at age 15 Feb 25, 1948 Received BA in sociology from Morehouse at age 19 Jun 18, 1953 Married Coretta Scott Dec 5, 1955 Leads boycott of segregated Montgomery buses; gains national attention Sep 30, 1956 King's house is bombed Apr 4, 1968 King was assassinated in Memphis, TN by James Earl Ray Aug 28, 1968 Delivers "I Have A Dream" speech during the March on Washington
