Martin Luther King JR was born on January 15 1929

the life martin luther king jr day he was born till the day he died

Period: Jan 15, 1929 to Apr 4, 1968

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martin luther king jr first birthday

Jan 29, 1929

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Graduation

Feb 25, 1944

Graduates from Morehouse College and enters Crozer Theological Seminary.
Ordained to the Baptist ministry, February 25, 1948, at age 19.

Marries

Feb 6, 1953

Marries Coretta Scott and settles in Montgomery, Alabama.

segregation

Nov 13, 1956

On November 13, the Supreme Court rules that bus segregation is illegal, ensuring victory for the boycott.

leadership

May 17, 1957

King forms the Southern Christian Leadership Conference to fight segregation and achieve civil rights. On May 17, Dr. King speaks to a crowd of 15,000 in Washington, D.C.

visits india

Feb 5, 1959

Visited India to study Mohandas Gandhi's philosophy of nonviolence. Resigns from pastoring the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church to concentrate on civil rights full time. He moved to Atlanta to direct the activities of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.

arrested

Jul 27, 1963

During the unsuccessful Albany, Georgia movement, King is arrested on July 27 and jailed. 1963

arrested again

Feb 2, 1965

On February 2, King is arrested in Selma, Alabama during a voting rights demonstration. After President Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act into law, Martin Luther King, Jr. turns to socioeconomic problems

jail time

Nov 27, 1967

The Supreme Court upholds a conviction of MLK by a Birmingham court for demonstrating without a permit. King spends four days in Birmingham jail. On November 27, King announces the inception of the Poor People's Campaign focusing on jobs and freedom for the poor of all races.

End of martin luther king jr.

Apr 4, 1968

At sunset on April 4, Martin Luther King, Jr. is fatally shot while standing on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee.