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MLK
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Birth
He was born in Atlanta Goergia. Was the middle child. He had a olde sister and youger brother. -
Seeds of change
Martin Luther King, Sr., was planting the seeds for a national civil rights movement. He believed his people could use their votes to change the laws and the lawmakers. -
Formative Years
in June of that same year, he graduated from Morehouse with a bachelor's degree in sociology. In February 1948, Martin Luther King, Jr., became a Baptist minister, -
Joining the struggle
Soon Dr. King was at the center of Montgomery's civil rights struggle. He worked with organizations such as the Women's Political Council and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). -
Civil Rights Movement
In 1957, Dr. King rose from local to national leadership. On January 11, he became chairman of the Southern Negro Leaders Conference on Transportation and Nonviolent Integration, a group that was later renamed Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). -
Gaining and Loseing
. At the Lincoln Memorial, Dr. King said of his dream that "this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: 'We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal.'" -
Struggle
On February 1, Dr. King and 770 others demonstrators were arrested in Selma, Alabama. -
Expanding the Movement
On December 4, he embarked on the Poor People's Campaign, which called on the federal government to help poor African Americans. -
Death
On April 4, 1968 Dr. King was shot to death on the balcony of his motel. -
President Johnson
On April 11, President Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1968.