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The life of Martin Luther King Jr.
1929 - 1968
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January 15,1929 Martin Luther King Jr. was born in Atlanta, Georgia.
january 15, 1929
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1934 Michael King, Sr., changes his name to Martin Luther King.
1934
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1934 Michael Luther King, Jr., change his name to Martin Luther King.
1934
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June 1948 King graduates from Morehouse College in Atlanta.
June 1948
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May 8, 1951 King graduates from Crozer Theological Seminary in Chester, PA.
May 8,1951
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May 8, 1951 King wins a fellowship to study at MA, University of Theology.
May 8, 1951
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June 18, 1953 King marries Coretta Scott in Marion, Alabama.
June 18, 1953
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October 31, 1954 King is inducted as pastor of Dexter Av. Baptist Church in Al.
October 31, 1954
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June 5, 1955 King receives his PhD from Boston University.
June 5, 1955
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December 5,1955 King becomes president of the Montgomery Improvement Assn.
December 5, 1955
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February 1957 King becomes the presindent of the Southern Leaders Conference.
February 1957
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February 1959 Martin and Coretta visit India to learn about Gandhi's protest.
February 1959
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January 1960 King moves to ATL. and becomes the SCLC full-time leader.
January 1960
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October 19, 1960 King is arrested during a sit-in in ATL.
October 19, 1960
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May 21, 1961 King speaks at a rally for the Freedom Riders in Montgomery, AL.
May 21, 1961
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December 16, 1961 King is arrested ata a demonstration in Albany, GA.
December 16, 1961
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April 3, 1963 King leads demonstrations in Birmingham, AL. He was arrested.
April 3,1963
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August 28, 1963 The March on WA. King's "I have a dream" speech was the best.
August 28, 1963
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July 2, 1964 President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Righs Act into law.
July 2, 1964
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December 10, 1964 King's receives the Nobel Peace Prize.
December 10,1964
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January 18, 1965 King launches a voting rights drive in Selma, AL.
January 18, 1965
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March 21, 1965 King leads a march from Selma to Montgomery, AL.
March 21, 1965
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August 6, 1965 The voting Rights Act is signed into law.
August 6, 1965
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July 1966 King leads a unsuccesful demonstration against a housing in CHI.
July 1966
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November 1967 King announces the "second phase" of the civil rights movement.
November 1967
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March 18, 1968 King speaks at a rally for striking sanitation workers in TN.
March 18, 1968
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April 4, 1968 On a return visit to Memphis, King is shot and killed by a sniper.
April 4, 1968
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