Martin Luther King Jr. Timeline

Martin Luther King Jr. was Born

Jan 15, 1929

On January 15th, 1929, Martin Luther King Jr. was Born.

Organized a Protest

Jan 1, 1935

Organised a protest against the segration of elevators.

Martin Luther King Jr. became a Baptist Minester

Feb 1, 1949

Sometime if Feburary 1949 Martin Luther King Jr. became a Babtist Minster.

Recieved Doctorate in Theology

Jun 1, 1955

King recieved Doctorate in Theology from Boston University

Rosa Parks Arrested on Bus

Dec 1, 1955

Rosa park joined the Civil Rights Movement when she refused to get out of her seat for a white man.

Montgomery's Bus Segregation Laws Unconstitutional

Nov 13, 1956

United States Supreme Court declared Montgomery's bus segregation laws unconstitutional.

Became chairman of the Southern Negro Leaders Conference

Jan 11, 1957

He became chairman of the Southern Negro Leaders Conference on Transportation and Nonviolent Integration

First Book Released

Sep 1, 1958

Martin Luther King Jr. comes out with his first book- Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story

Marin Luther King Jr. Arrested

Apr 1, 1963

Martin Luther King Jr. arrested for going on with is protest in Birmingham, Alabama.

March On Washington

Aug 28, 1963

250,000 demonstrators joined the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom