Martin Luther King Jr.

Michael Luther King Jr. is born

Jan 15, 1929

Born in Atlanta,Georgia to teacher Alberta King and Baptist minister Michael Luther King. He was originally named Michael, but King later changed his name to Martin.

King marries Coretta Scott

Jun 18, 1953

After meeting Scott, King married the New England Conservatory student. They returned to Boston where they had met after the marriage where Coretta finished her work in school and King recieved his Ph.D. The two would eventually have two sons and two daughters.

MLK's house bombed

Jan 30, 1956

During the bus boycott, while King was giving a speech at the First Baptist Church, his home was bombed by white haters.

Bus boycott in Montgomery Ends

Dec 21, 1956

After 382 days of King leading the boycott of segregated buses in Montgomery, the Supreme Court of the US declared the laws reguarding segregation unconstitutional. The leadership he displayed through out the whole event earned King a nation-wide reputation.

"I have a dream" speech

Aug 28, 1963

In in peaceful march in on Washington, D.C., in front of 250,000 people, King delivered his most famous "I have a dream" speech in which he addressed the major civil rights concerns.

King recieves a Nobel Peace Prize

Oct 14, 1964

At age thirty-five, he was the youngest person to ever recieve the honor. King earned $54.123 in winnings, all of while he put forth to further the civil rights movement.

Martin Luther Kings Assasination

Apr 4, 1968

While standing on a balcony in Memphis, Tennessee during a protest march for striking garbage workers, King was shot.