Martin Luther King Jr. Timeline

By cdenzel

  • Birth of MLK JR.

    Birth of MLK JR.
    He was born on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia, to Reverend Martin Luther King, Sr. and Alberta Williams King.
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    Life of MLK Jr.

  • Martin's Skeptism

    Martin's Skeptism
    As a thirteen year-old, Martin had begun to question many of beliefs Christian organizations had made.

  • Martin's Intelligence Shoots Far

    Martin's Intelligence Shoots Far
    At the age of fifteen, prococious Martin Luther King was accepted into Morehouse college.

  • King sees the Lord and becomes a Minister

    King sees the Lord and becomes a Minister
    With his Church, they recognized his similarites to his father's ministry, and he too became a minister

  • Martin falls in Love

    Martin falls in Love
    On June 18, 1953, King becomes mynagamous with Coretta Scott.

  • Why Martin became a Pacifist.

    Why Martin became a Pacifist.
    Martin went on a voyage to India, in order to see the birhplace and homeland of the famous pacifist, Ghandi. While there, his sense of benevolence and understanding caused him to become the pacifistic and kind man that he is known for today.

  • Martin wins Nobel Peace Prize

    Martin wins Nobel Peace Prize
    In 1964, for all his efforts for the Civil Rights Movement, King won a Nobel Peace Prize, where he donated all the money, $54,000 to his organization.

  • Died from Assasination

    Died from Assasination