Birth name: Michael Luther King Jr. His father was also named Michael Luther King, but changed his first name to Martin when he became a minister. The younger Michael changed his name to Martin as well, initially against his father's wishes.
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Martin Luther King, Jr. delivers his I have a dream speech. After meeting with President John F. Kennedy, Dr. King delivered his famous I Have a Dream speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to a crowd estimated at 250,000 people. Short Version: Watch Martin Luther King Jr.'s I have a dream speech.
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1948 MLK is ordained on February 25 at the age of nineteen as a minister at Ebenezer Baptist Church; his father is its pastor. MLK graduated from Morehouse College on June 8 with a degree in sociology. He enters Crozer Theological Seminary (Pennsylvania) on September 14.
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January 20, 1986 was the first national celebration of King's birthday as a holiday. Martin Luther King Jr. received a C in his public speaking class. Although with his passion and overcoming adversities he delivered one of the most famous speeches of all time. Won Nobel Peace Prize on December 10, 1964.
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2011 The dedication of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial takes place in Washington, D.C., August 26-28. Timeline from MLK: A celebration in Word and Image introduced by Charles Johnson, edited by Bob Adelman. The King Legacy series website is maintained by Beacon Press.
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1956 On January 26, MLK is arrested as part of a “Get Tough” campaign to intimidate the bus boycotters. On January 30, his home is bombed. He successfully pleads for calm to a vengeful crowd of neighbors gathered outside his home.
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1944 MLK wins an oratory contest on April 17 with a speech entitled “The Negro and The Constitution.” At age fifteen he graduates from Booker T. Washington High School and is admitted to Morehouse College (Atlanta) on September 20.
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One of the world's best known advocates of non-violent social change strategies, Martin Luther King, Jr., synthesized ideas drawn from many different cultural traditions. Born in Atlanta on January 15, 1929, King's roots were in the African-American Baptist church.
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Martin Luther King, Jr. dies. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s life was ended by an assassin's bullet while he was on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee.
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Martin Luther King Jr.'s body was viewed by mourners on the campus of Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia, April 7, 1968. His funeral was eulogized at Ebenezer Baptist Church, Atlanta on April 9. He was laid to rest at the South View Cemetery.
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Martin Luther King Jr. timeline started on January 15, 1929. Martin Luther King Junior timeline starts from January 15, 1929.