Learn about Martin Luther King Jr.'s life and contributions to America.

1. I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in
a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their
skin, but the content of their character.
-Martin Luther King Jr.

3.  Timeline of Martin Luther King Jr.
 Videos about MLK
 Why Martin Luther King Jr. was important?
 Early Years
 Education
 Montgomery Boycott
 “I Have a Dream” Speech
 Assassination

4. Date Important Event
January 15, 1929 MLK was born in Atlanta, GA.
February 25, 1948 King become a Baptist Minster .
June 21, 1948 King graduated from Morehouse College .
June 18, 1953 King married Coretta Scott.
October 13, 1954 King became a pastor at a Baptist church in
Montgomery, Alabama.
June 5, 1955 King received his PhD from Boston University.
December 1, 1955 King became a leader of the Montgomery Boycott,
which helped end the separation of blacks and
whites on buses.
August 28, 1963 King led the March on Washington and gave his “I
Have A Dream” speech.
December 10, 1964 King received the Noble Peace Prize for his work .
March 21, 1965 King led thousands of protesters 50 miles from
Selma to Montgomery, Alabama.
April 4, 1968 King was assassinated.
Time Line of Important Events

5.  Michael Luther King, Jr. was born on January 15th
to schoolteacher, Alberta King and Baptist
minister, Michael Luther King residing at 501
Auburn Avenue. His father later changed both
their names to Martin Luther King.

6. Martin Luther King Jr. was born on
January 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia.
This is where
MLK was born!

7.  King and his
siblings grew up in
the church and
was well-read in
the scripture.
Following the
family tradition, he
decided to become
a minister.

8.  King entered Morehouse College at the
age of 15 and graduated in 1948 with a
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Sociology. .

9.  King enrolled in Crozer Theological
Seminary in Chester, Pennsylvania where
he graduated with a Bachelor of Divinity
Degree in 1951.

10.  King began his ministry in 1954 as the
pastor of Dexter Avenue Baptist
Church in Montgomery, Alabama.

11.  Martin Luther King Jr. enrolled in Boston
University to work on his doctorate. He
completed his Ph.D. and was award his
degree in 1955. King was only 25 years old

12. King married Coretta Scott
on June 18, 1953.

13.  December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks took a stand for her race by
refusing to give her seat to a white passenger.
 This was the catalyst for beginning the Civil Rights Movement.
 Following this event, King was elected to lead the boycott
because he was young, well-trained with solid family
connections and had professional standing. But he was also new
to the community and had few enemies, so it was felt he would
have strong credibility with the black community.

14.  It was a protest campaign against racial segregation on
the public transit system in Montgomery, Ala. The
protest began, on Dec. 1, 1955, after African-American
Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat
on a bus to a white person.
 Lasted 381 days
 The boycott's official end signaled one of the civil rights
movement's first victories and made King one of its
central figures.

15.  "We have no alternative but to protest. For
many years we have shown an amazing
patience. We have sometimes given our
white brothers the feeling that we liked
the way we were being treated. But we
come here tonight to be saved from that
patience that makes us patient with
anything less than freedom and justice.“
-Martin Luther King Jr.

16.  Martin Luther King, Jr. began to establish himself
as the national leader of the civil rights
movement, leading boycotts and staging protests
against segregation in the South.

17.  King, inspired by Gandhi's non-militant stance,
began to advocate nonviolent protest.
 Sit-ins at “all white” lunch counters promoted King’s
mission of non-violent protest.
 He began to travel and speak, making an average
of 208 speeches per year.

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20.  By 1960, Martin Luther King Jr. was gaining national
notoriety. He returned to Atlanta to become co-pastor
with his father at Ebenezer Baptist Church, but also
continued his civil rights effort

21.  King spoke to 250,000 civil rights supporters
during the “March on Washington” August 28,
1963.
 Dr. King made his famous “I have a dream” speech.
 emphasizing his belief that someday all men could be
brothers.

23.  We can stick together.
 Our leaders do not have to sell out.
 Threats and violence do not intimidate us.
 We believe in ourselves.
 Economics is part of our struggle.
 We have a powerful weapon: non-violent resistance.
 We as Negroes have arrived!

24.  On December 10, 1965, Dr. King won the Nobel Peace
Prize.
 Youngest person to win the Noble Peace Prize

26.  In 1964, partly due to the March on Washington,
Congress passed the Civil Rights Act, essentially
eliminating legalized racial segregation in the United
States.
 In 1965, Congress went on to pass the Voting Rights
Act
 It was an equally-important set of laws that eliminated
the remaining barriers to voting for African-Americans

27.  On April 4, 1968, while standing on a balcony at the
Lorraine Motel in Memphis, King was assassinated by
James Earl Ray.

28. Cause Effect
 Montgomery Bus
Boycott
 March on Washington
 Martin Luther King Jr.
Influence
 Rosa Parks
 NAACP
 Sit-In’s
 Segregation
Everywhere
 Civil Right Act of 1964
Cause and Effect of the
Civil Rights Movement in 1960

30.  American Hero's: Martin Luther King Jr.
 “I Have a Dream”
 MLK is Awarded the Noble Peace Prize

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 Colman Communications, (2004). American Heroes: Dr. Martin Luther King,
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 Colman Communications~United Learning, (2004). Holiday Facts and Fun:
Martin Luther King Day. [Full Video]. Available from
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 Corbis, (2006). Martin Luther King Jr.'s Last Speech. [Image]. Available from
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 Corbis, (2006). Martin Luther King Jr. at March on Washington. [Image].
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 Corbis, (2006). Woolworth Lunch Counter Sit-In Demonstration. [Image].
Available from http://www.discoveryeducation.com/

32.  Corbis, (2006). Martin Luther King Jr. at March on
Washington. [Image]. Available from
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 Corbis, (2006). Woolworth Lunch Counter Sit-In
Demonstration. [Image]. Available from
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