Martin Luther King, Jr

Martin was born in Atlanta, Georgia

Jan 15, 1929

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Martin started his first year at the university of Morehouse College

1944

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Martin became a baptist minister

Feb 25, 1948

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King married Coretta Scott

Jun 18, 1953

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He became a pastor of a Baptist church in Montgomery, Alabama

Oct 13, 1954

Martin received his PhD from Boston University

Jun 5, 1955

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He became a leader of the Montgomery bus boycott

Dec 1, 1955

This helped to the end of separations of blacks and whites persons on buses

A bomb explote in Martin’s house of Montgomery

1956

Fortunately the explosion didn’t produce any death

Martin summoned a meeting with the black leaders of the country’s south part

1957

This took place in the Ebenezer’s church, where was founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference

Martin arrested

1958

Was arrested in Montgomery accused of altering the public order, but thanks to the reaction of the black community he was liberated in the same day

Murder attempt against King

Sep 19, 1958

The murder attempt took place when he was signing copies of his book in New York

Martin’s journey around India

1959

He travelled around India with his wife following the steps of Gandhi

He was arrested again in Atlanta

1960

Martin gave his famous speech “I have a dream”

Sep 28, 1963

He talked in front of 250000 persons in Washington D.C

King received the Nobel Peace Prize

Dec 10, 1964

He was interviewed with the president Johnson

1965

This meeting was to achieve the right of vote of black people

His death

Apr 4, 1968

Martin Luther King was murder by the killer James Ray