Martin luther king timeline By jimmyboi21 Jan 15, 1929 Martin Luther King Jr. born mlk. was born in atlanta Jan 17, 1932 King Attends nursery school May 10, 1944 King attends morehouse college Mar 17, 1951 King graduates with a bachelors degree martin Luther king graduates from morehouse college with a bachelors degree Jul 9, 1954 King becomes Minister of Baptist church Mar 17, 1955 king leads black boycotts Jan 30, 1956 Kings house is bombed there where no injuries Jan 19, 1960 king is arrested for trespassing Feb 2, 1960 king moves to atlanta Mar 17, 1963 protests in Selma happen Mar 17, 1964 protests for civil rights act Apr 4, 1968 king is assasinated