The Life of Martin Luther King Jr.

By thelittlerebellion

  • Martin Luther King was Born

    Martin Luther King was Born
    Martin Luther King was born in a Black and Tan house of his maternal grandparents in Atlanta, Georgia.

  • Martin Luther King Jr. begins Morehouse College

    Martin Luther King Jr. begins Morehouse College
    Because of King's high score on the college entrance examinations in his junior year, he attends Morehouse College without formal high school graduation. He also attends Morehouse because it a widely regarded school choice for African American men.

  • King is ordained and becomes assistant Pastor at Ebenezer Baptist Church

    King is ordained and becomes assistant Pastor at Ebenezer Baptist Church
    King delivers some of his most long lasting sermons called "Three Dimensions of a Complete Life," "What is a Man?" and "Loving your enemies."

  • Martin Luther King leads the Montgomery Bus Boycott

    Martin Luther King leads the Montgomery Bus Boycott
    King wants to peacefully put an end to racism. Rosa Parks, an African American woman, was arrested and fined due to her refusal of giving up her bus seat to a white man.

  • King gives his "I Have a Dream" speech

    King gives his "I Have a Dream" speech
    Martin Luther King calls for civil and economic rights, and an end to racism in the United States.

  • Martin Luther King Jr. wins the Nobel Peace Prize

    Martin Luther King Jr. wins the Nobel Peace Prize
    Martin Luther King's awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, due to his peaceful protest against racism. He donated the prize money, valued at $54,600 to the civil rights movement.

  • Martin Luther King's Death

    Martin Luther King's Death
    King was gunshot on top of a balcony in Memphis, Tennessee.