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MLK Sr.
The Reverend Michael King and his wife, Alberta, named their first son Michael Luther. Later, Reverend King changed his and his son's name to Martin Luther in honor of the great sixteenth-century reformer. -
MLK Jr.
In February 1948, Martin Luther King, Jr., became a Baptist minister, and in June of that same year, he graduated from Morehouse with a bachelor's degree in sociology. -
The Formative Years
After graduating from Crozer in 1951, the young reverend continued his studies in religion at Boston University. -
Joining the Struggle
n December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks, the secretary for the Montgomery NAACP, was arrested for refusing to move to the back of a city bus -
• Leading the Nation's Civil Rights Movement
He became of the Southern Negro Leaders Conference On Trasportaion and Nonviloent Integregation. -
Joining the Struggle
He got stabbed at a Book signing but he had recovered enought= to visit in for several weeks -
Gainging and Losing Ground
In 1962, Dr. King and the SCLC began "People-to-People" campaigns to encourage African Americans to register to vote -
Succes Amid Struggle
civil rights worker Samuel Younge, Jr., was murdered for attempting to use a whites-only restroom at an Alabama gas station. On February 1, Dr. King and 770 others demonstrators were arrested in Selma, Alabama. On February 21, Malcolm X was assassinated in New York City. -
Expanding The Movement
Dr. King brought his struggle for equal rights to Chicago. -
Losing The Leader
n April 4, 1968 Dr. King was shot to death on the balcony of his motel.His murder set off rioting across the United States. Dozens of people were killed, and National Guard and federal troops were needed to restore order.
