Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American pastor, activist, humanitarian, and leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement.
- 1929 Dr. King was born in Atlanta, Georgia
- 1944 Martin Luther King attends Morehouse College in Atlanta.
- 1955 Organized The Montgomery Bus Boycott
- 1957 Martin Luther King’s Address “Give Us the Ballot” Delivered at the Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom
- 1958 Martin Luther Kings first book Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story
- 1963 I have A Dream Speech
- 1964 October 14 King received the Nobel Peace Prize
- 1968 Martin Luther King Jr is assassinate