Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He Had a Dream

Early Life Born January 15, 1929 in Atlanta Strong Baptist family One sister, Christine one younger brother, Alfred Played games and sports with kids his age

Born January 15, 1929 in Atlanta

Strong Baptist family

One sister, Christine one younger brother, Alfred

Played games and sports with kids his age

Family Father was Mike King an assistant pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church Highly respected his father and mother Grandmother Williams was especially important to him

Father was Mike King an assistant pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church

Highly respected his father and mother

Grandmother Williams was especially important to him

Schooling High school in Atlanta Junior year, skipped to college at Morehouse College at the age of 15 Degree in sociology Crozer Theological Seminary and University of Pennsylvania

High school in Atlanta

Junior year, skipped to college at Morehouse College at the age of 15

Degree in sociology

Crozer Theological Seminary and University of Pennsylvania

Courtship First met Coretta Scott in Boston Married in 1953 4 children throughout marriage

First met Coretta Scott in Boston

Married in 1953

4 children throughout marriage

Words of Coretta Scott "...he was looking for a wife. I wasn't looking for a husband, but he was a wonderful human being...I still resisted his overtures, but after he persisted, I had to pray about it...I had a dream, and in that dream, I was made to feel that I should allow myself to be open and stop fighting the relationship. That's what I did, and of course the rest is history. "

"...he was looking for a wife. I wasn't looking for a husband, but he was a wonderful human being...I still resisted his overtures, but after he persisted, I had to pray about it...I had a dream, and in that dream, I was made to feel that I should allow myself to be open and stop fighting the relationship. That's what I did, and of course the rest is history. "

Pastoral Work First job in Montgomery, Alabama in 1954 Started with a $4,300 a year wage Very hard working

First job in Montgomery, Alabama in 1954

Started with a $4,300 a year wage

Very hard working

Montgomery Bus Boycott December 1, 1955; Rosa Parks Planned as a 1 day boycott MIA Non-violence

December 1, 1955; Rosa Parks

Planned as a 1 day boycott

MIA

Non-violence

Boycott’s Impact Montgomery County Grand Jury Money loss Supreme Court SCLC Meeting with President Eisenhower

Montgomery County Grand Jury

Money loss

Supreme Court

SCLC

Meeting with President Eisenhower

March on Washington August 28, 1963 Non-violence “ I Have a Dream” Met with President

August 28, 1963

Non-violence

“ I Have a Dream”

Met with President

1964 TIME Magazine Civil Rights Act Nobel Peace Prize

TIME Magazine

Civil Rights Act

Nobel Peace Prize

Assassination April 4 th , 1968 Balcony of Lorraine Motel Bullet to jaw Riots

April 4 th , 1968

Balcony of Lorraine Motel

Bullet to jaw

Riots

“ An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity”

“ An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity”