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Born
Martin Luther King, Jr. was born on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia, to Reverend Martin Luther King, Sr. and Alberta Williams King -
Name Change
King's father was also born Michael King. The father "changed" both names on his own during a 1934 trip to Nazi Germany to attend the Fifth Baptist World Alliance Congress in Berlin. It was during this time he chose to be called Martin Luther King in honor of the great German reformer Martin Luther.[3] -
College Education
In 1948, he graduated from Morehouse with a B.A. degree in sociology. -
Seminary School
Enrolled in Crozer Theological Seminary in Chester, Pennsylvania, from which he graduated with a B.Div. degree in 1951 -
Married
King married Coretta Scott, on June 18, 1953, on the lawn of her parents' house in her hometown of Heiberger, Alabama -
Martin pastors a Church
King became pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama, when he was twenty-five years old, in 1954 -
Martin recieves his Ph.D
King then began doctoral studies in systematic theology at Boston University and received his Ph.D. degree on June 5, 1955, with a dissertation on "A Comparison of the Conceptions of God in the Thinking of Paul Tillich and Henry Nelson Wieman" -
I HAVE A DREAM Speech
The speech that changed the course of American History. -
King's birthday declared a National Holiday
At the White House Rose Garden on November 2, 1983, President Ronald Reagan signed a bill creating a federal holiday to honor King. Observed for the first time on January 20, 1986, it is called Martin Luther King, Jr. Day -
King's Assasination
Dr. King was assinated on April 4, 1968. He dream lives ON... As people of ALL colors continue on with the fight and the priviledge to judge and be judged not by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.
