I have a dream speech

The Life of Martin Luther King Jr.

By mreyno17

  • The Birth of Martin Luther King Jr.

    Originally named Michael Luther King Jr., was born in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

  • MLK enters Morehouse College in Atlanta, GA

  • King graduates from Morehouse College with a Bachelor's Degree in Sociology

  • King enters Crozer Theological Seminary in Chester, Pennsylvania

  • King graduates with a Bachelor's Degree in Divinity studies

  • King enters Boston University

  • MLK marries Coretta Scott in Marion, Alabama

    MLK marries Coretta Scott in Marion, Alabama

  • King becomes a pastor

    MLK became a pastor of Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama

  • King receives his PhD from Boston University

  • King's First Child, Yolanda Denise, is born

  • King's home was bombed

  • Southern Christian Leadership Conference forms in Atlanta, electing King president

  • King's Second Child, Martin Luther King III, is born

  • A mentally ill black woman stabs King in at a Harlem book- signing

  • King's first book, Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story, is published

  • King studies non-violent tactics during a trip in India

  • King is Arrested

    King was arrested in Atlanta, at one of hundreds fo sit-ins that occur throughout the year.

  • King's third child, Dexter Scott, is born

  • King assists in negotiations for teh Freedom Riders

  • King goes to Albany, Georgia, to aid a desegregation campaign, and is arrested

  • King is arrested again

  • King's fourth child, Bernice Albertina, is born

  • King spends a week in a Birmingham, Alabama jail and writes a letter to the nation

  • King's second book, a collection of sermons, Strength to Love, is published

  • Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his "I Have A Dream" Speech

    Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his "I Have A Dream" Speech

  • King meets with Lyndon Johnson to discuss civil rights legislation

  • Times Magazine names King "Man of the Year"

  • King recieves the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway

  • King arrested in Selma, Alabama, during the voter-registration drive

  • Infamous Site of the Conflict of Bloody Sunday

    MLK led 2,500 marchers to the Edmund Pettus Bridge adn kneeled in prayers. Unsure fo the potential for violence, they turned around and returned to Selma.

  • King leads a march of black sanitation workers in Memphis, Tennesse

    King leads a march of black sanitation workers in Memphis, Tennesse

  • The assassination of MLK

    Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis.

  • King's Birthday becomes a national holiday