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January 15, 1929
Birth of Michael, later known as Martin Luther King Jr.
1935 – 1944
King attended David T Howard Elementary School, Atlanta University
Laboratory School, and Booker T Washington High School. He passed
the entrance examination to Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia
without graduating from high school.
September 20, 1944
King began his freshman year at Morehouse College in Atlanta.
August 6, 1946
The Atlanta Constitution published King’s letter.
January/February, 1947
King’s article, The Purpose of Education was published in the
Morehouse student paper, The Maroon Tiger.
February 25, 1948
King ordained and appointed assistant pastor at Ebenezer Baptist
Church in Atlanta.
June 8, 1948
Received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology.
September 14, 1948
Began his studies at Crozer Theological Seminary in Chester, Pennsylvania.
May 6–8, 1951
Graduated.
September 13, 1951
King began his graduate studies in Systematic Theology at Boston
University.
June 18, 1953
Married Coretta Scott.
June 5, 1955
Was awarded his doctorate in Systematic Theology from Boston University.
December 5, 1955
Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA) formed.
King became its president.
November 13, 1956
The US Supreme Court declared Montgomery and Alabama bus segregation laws unconstitutional.
January 10-11, 1957
King became chairman of the Southern Negro Leaders Conference on Transportation and Nonviolent Integration (later known as the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, SCLC).
February 18, 1957
Appeared on the cover of Time. |
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May 17, 1957
Delivered his first national address, Give Us The Ballot, at the
Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom.
September 17, 1958
King’s first book, Stride Toward Freedom : The Montgomery Story
published.
February 3, 1959
Visited India.
February 1, 1960
Became assistant pastor to his father at Ebenezer Baptist Church.
October 19, 1960
Arrested during a sit-in demonstration.
Released on $2000 bond on October 27.
September 28, 1962
Assaulted at the SCLC conference.
1963
Strength to Love published.
April 16, 1963
King wrote his Letter from Birmingham Jail. King was arrested on
April 12 and released on April 19.
August 28, 1963
King delivered his I Have a Dream speech.
June 1964
Why We Can’t Wait published.
December 10, 1964
Nobel Peace Prize.
May 16, 1966
Read Washington Rally Statement to protest the war in Vietnam.
January 1967
King wrote his book Where Do We Go From Here : Chaos or Community?
while in Jamaica.
April 3, 1968
Last speech titled I’ve Been to The Mountaintop delivered.
April 4, 1968
Assassinated, died in St Joseph’s Hospital from a gunshot wound
in the neck.
April 9, 1968
Buried in Atlanta, Georgia.
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