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Martin was born in Atlanta, Georgia on January 15, 1921.
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He began his pastorate at Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Alabama.
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King got his doctorate in theology from Boston University.
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He made this speech about civil rights and equality. He also has a march after his speech. More than two hundred thousand people attended it.
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He was on the Time Magazine for being a civil right leader and his role in the Montgomerey bus boycott.
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He was arrested because he went into an only white restuarant. He was trying to fight for rights, but he still got taken away.