Martin Luther King Jr. Timeline

Birthday

Jan 15, 1929

Martin Luther King Jr. was born in Atlanta, Georgia.

Marriage

Jun 18, 1953

Marin Luther King Jr. and Correta Scott are married in Marion, Alabama by his father.

Graduation

Jun 5, 1955

Martin Luther King Jr. graduates with a doctorate degree from Boston University.

Appearance on Time Magazine

Feb 18, 1957

Martin Luther King Jr. appears on the cover of Time magazine.

Meeting in Washington

Jun 23, 1958

Martin Luther King Jr. other civil rights leaders meet with President Dwight Eisenhower in Washington.

First Time Arrested

Oct 19, 1960

Martin Luther King Jr. is arrested at a sit-in demonstration in Atlanta, Georgia. He is sentenced to four months of hard labor for violating a suspended sentence in a 1956 traffic violation. He is released on $2,000 bond.

Letter From Birmingham

Apr 16, 1963

After being arrested in the state of Alabama, Martin Luther King Jr. writes his famous Letter From Birmingham Jail. https://youtu.be/ATPSht6318o

I Have A Dream Speech

Aug 28, 1963

Martin Luther King Jr. gives his “I Have a Dream” speech at the Lincoln Memorial as demonstrators take part in the March on Washington.
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Marches

Mar 23, 1968

Martin Luther King Jr. leads protesters in support of striking sanitation workers in Memphis.

Assassination

Apr 4, 1968

Martin Luther King Jr. is shot and killed on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel.