MLK

  • BORN

    Michael King, later known as Martin Luther King, Jr., is born at 501 Auburn Ave. in Atlanta, Georgia.
  • COLLAGE

    enters moorehouse collage at 15
  • EVENT

    The Atlanta Constitution publishes King’s letter to the editor stating that black people “are entitled to the basic rights and opportunities of American citizens.”
  • GRADUATE

    Graduates from collage with Sociology degree
  • BA

    Ears a BA in Divinity from Crozer Theodogical Seminary
  • PASTOR

    King is ordained and appointed assistant pastor at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta.
  • MARRY

    Marries Coretta Scott in Marion Alabama
  • LEADS

    Leads the Montgomery Bus Boycott
  • MOVES

    The King family — Martin Luther King, Sr. (Daddy King), Alberta Williams King, Willie Christine King, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Alfred Daniel Williams King (known as A. D. King) — moves from 501 Auburn Avenue to 193 Boulevard in Atlanta.
  • CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP

    Helps fount the souther Cristian Leadership
  • I HAVE A DREAM

    Delivers the famous "i have a dream" speech during the March on Washington
  • NOBEL

    Wins the nobel Peace Prize for his commitment to non violence
  • VOTING RIGHTS ACTS

    Leads the selma to mongamery marches contributing the voting rights act
  • CAMPAIGN

    Speaks at against the Vietnam war and launchs the poor peaples campain
  • ASSASSINATION

    Assassinated on April four in mephis Tennesse while supporting striking sanitation workers