Timeline
Birth- 0
Atlanta, Georgia
Jan 15, 1929
Marriage- Jun 18, 1953-Age: -47 years
Coretta Scott King
Heiberger, Alabama
Occupation
Reverend (Baptist) & Head of Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Quote
I have a dream...
Religion
Christian, Baptist
Gender
male
Leads 125,000 people on Freedom Walk in Detroit
Jun 23, 1963
March on Washington-makes "I Have a Dream" Speech
Aug 28, 1963
Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on December 10
Dec 10, 1964
Visits India to study Mohandas Gandhi's philosophy
1959
Ordained to the Baptist ministry
Feb 25, 1948
MLK writes his famous Letter from Birmingham Jail
Apr 1963
Receives Doctorate of Philosophy
Jun 5, 1955
Begins the March Against Fear through the South
Jun 1966
Elected president of Montgomery Improvement Assn.
Dec 5, 1955
Forms the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
1957
Time of death
6:01 pm
Notable Life Events: March on Washington
Washington DC
March on Washington: Speech
"I have a dream"
March on Washington: Date
Aug 28, 1963
March on Washington: Place
Washington DC
Death- Apr 4, 1968
Gunshot wound
Memphis, Tennessee
Apr 1968
Other Facts
Full Name
Martin Luther King, Jr.
4
Bernice Albertine
1
Yolanda Denise
2
Martin Luther III
3
Dexter Scott
Assassin
James Earl Ray
Full Name
Martin King
Social Security
Social Security Number
***-**-3980
