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The King is born.
Martin Luther King Jr. is born on Atlanta, Georgia. -
Graduates High school
Martin Luther King attended segregated public schools in Georgia, and graduated high school at the age of 15, and enters Morehouse College shortly after. -
Graduates Morehouse College
He receives a B.A degree from Morehouse College -
Boston University
He enrolls in graduate studies at Boston University, completing his residence for the doctorate in 1953. -
Coretta Scott
He meets Coretta Scott, and the two end up getting married. Eventually his wife gives birth to two sons and two daughters. -
Pastor
MLK becoes a pastor of Dexter Avenue Baptist church in Montgomery, Alabama. -
Receives doctorate degree
He receives his doctorate degree in 1955. -
leadership
He accepts the leadership of the first negro nonviolent demonstration of contemporary times in the U.S. -
U.S. Supreme Court Ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court declared Unconstitutional laws requiring segregation on buses, Negores and whites rode the buses as equals. Kings house gets bombed during these days. -
SCLC
King gets elected president of Southern Christian Leadership Conference. -
"I Have a Dream"
King is arrested and jailed during anti-segregation protests in Birmingham; writes Letter From Birmingham City Jail, arguing that individuals have the moral duty to disobey unjust. laws Delivers "I Have a Dream" speech during the March on Washington attended by 200,000 protesters, creates powerful image, builds momentum for civil rights legislation. -
Man of the year
King gets names "Man of the year" by time magazine. -
Nobel Peace Prize
youngest man to have received the Nobel Peace Prize at the age of 35. -
Death
while standing on the balcony of his motel room in Memphis, Tennessee, he was assassinated by James Earl Ray.
