Picture Timeline of Martin Luther King's Life

January 15, 1929

Martin Luther King, Jr. is born in Atlanta, Georgia. 

Martin Luther King, Jr. was born in his grandparents' house in Atlanta, Georgia.

June 1948

King graduates from Morehouse College in Atlanta. 

King earns a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology from Morehouse College in Atlanta. He is not a particularly good student and is not sure what he wanted to do with his life, considering both law and medicine.

June 18, 1953

King marries Coretta Scott in Marion, Alabama. 

King marries Coretta Scott, a former music student, at her parents' home in Marion, Alabama. When she first met him, Coretta was not sure she wanted to date a minister, but she eventually fell in love with him.

January 30, 1956

King's house is bombed. 
While speaking at the First Baptist Church in Montgomery, King's house is bombed by whites who are unhappy with the bus boycott.

 

September 1958

King's first book, "Stride Toward Freedom" is published. 

King writes a book about the Montgomery bus boycotts and "Stride Toward Freedom" is published. 

October 19, 1960

King is arrested in Atlanta. 

King is arrested while participating at a protest called a "sit-in" at a department store in Atlanta. Because, he had a traffic ticket from earlier in the year.

August 28, 1963

King gives his "I Have a Dream" speech. 

King gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C.

December 10, 1964

King wins the Nobel Peace Prize. 

King is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work in the Civil Rights Movement. He is praised for calling for peaceful resistance to discrimination against African Americans.

April 4, 1968

King is assassinated in Memphis 

While standing on a motel balcony in Memphis, King is assassinated by James Earl Ray. Riots break out in over 100 cities in the U.S. and over 20,000 people are arrested.

November 2, 1986

King's birthday is declared as a national holiday.

In honor and respect of King fighting for the rights of African Americans and others, King's birthday is declared as a national holiday. 

Citations:

“Happy Birthday, Martin Luther King, Jr.” DCP Live, Hope L, 15 Jan. 2015, dcplive.dekalblibrary.org/2015/01/15/happy-birthday-martin-luther-king-jr/.