Martin Luther King Jr.

By macyweeks5
  • Martin Luther King Jr. was born

    Martin Luther King Jr. was born

    in Atlanta, Georgia
  • MLK began college

    MLK began college

    at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia
  • MLK began being an assistant pastor

    MLK began being an assistant pastor

    at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia
  • MLK gets married to Coretta Scott

    MLK gets married to Coretta Scott

    at the Scott home near Marion, Alabama
  • MLK moves from Montgomery to Atlanta

    MLK moves from Montgomery to Atlanta

    he becomes the assistant pastor to his father
  • King is arrested in Albany, Georgia

    King is arrested in Albany, Georgia

    he spent two weeks in jail
  • MLK receives the Nobel Peace Prize

    MLK receives the Nobel Peace Prize

    every penny of the $54,000 award will be used in the ongoing civil rights struggle.
  • MLK is shot and killed

    MLK is shot and killed

    while standing on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee