Martin Luther King

The birth

Jan 15, 1929

Martin L.King was born in Atlanta, Georgia.

Renaming

1934

Martin L.King, Jr. first named Martin King Jr. was renamed in Germany by his father in honor to the Protestant reformer Martin Luther.

A new singer

1939

Martin L.King sang with the choir of his church in Atlanta for the presentation of the film gone With the Wind.

Bus boycott

1955

Martin Luther King, a civil right activist from a very young age, organized and carried out various peaceful activities demanding the right to vote, non-discrimination and other basic civil rights for black people in the United States. Among his most remembered actions are the bus boycott in Montgomery.

Birth of Yolanda Denise King

Nov 17, 1955

Yolanda Denise King was an African American activist. She was also known for her artistic and entertainment endeavors and public speaking. Her childhood experience was greatly influenced by her father's highly public and influential activism. She died succumbing to complications related to a chronic heart condition on May 15, 2007.

SCLC

1957

Martin's support for the founding of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference lead him to become the first president of this fundation.

Birth of Martin Luther King III

Oct 23, 1957

Martin Luther King III is an American human rights activist, philanthropist, and activist. He was the fourth president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference from 1997 to 2004.

Birth of Dexter Scott King

Jan 30, 1961

King was born in Atlanta, Georgia, and named after the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama, where his father was pastor before moving to the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia.

I have a dream

1963

The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was a huge demonstration that took place in Washington. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his historic "I Have a Dream" speech advocating racial harmony at the Lincoln Memorial.

Birth of Bernice Albertine King

Mar 28, 1963

Bernice Albertine King is an American lawyer and minister. When she was 17 was invited to speak at the United Nations. Twenty years after her father was assassinated, she preached her trial sermon, inspired by her parents' activism.

Martin's death

Apr 4, 1968

The assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. is considered one of the most important assassinations of the 20th century. King is remembered as one of the greatest leaders and heroes in American history, and in the modern history of nonviolence.

Medal of Freedom

1977

Posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Jimmy Carter.