2. Family
Martin was the man who
brought whites and blacks
together.
Martin was born on January
15, 1929 in Georgia, Atlanta.
He was the middle child of
Michael King Sr ( a Baptist
Minister) and Alberta Williams
(a school teacher)
3. Family-2
He spent his childhood in his family
home in the small town of Stockbridge,
Atlanta that was bought by his
grandfather
He had an elder sister by the name of
Willie Christine King and a younger
brother, Alfred Daniel Williams King
4. HappyChildhood
As a little child, Martin took piano
lessons from his mother.
He loved playing baseball and
football.
He wanted to be a fireman when
he grew up.
5. MLKasakid
As a little kid, MLK Jr was quite a prankster
He liked hiding behind the bushes and
frightened passers by with his mother’s fox
furs tied to a stick
He played pranks on his music teacher so
that he did not need to take the lessons
Often, he popped his sister’s dolls head to
use them as a baseball
6. LivingwithRacismata
YoungAge
● Although Martin had a happy
childhood, he lived in a world full
of inequality.
● Martin’s best friend was a white
boy. They were friends since
preschool.
● When they started going to school
his friend’s father did not let them
play together anymore.
● They started going to different
schools and drifted away.
7. LivingwithJimCrowLaws
Separate fountains for whites
and colored people.
Colored people had to sit in
the rear of the bus.
They had separate schools
for whites and colored people.
8. ShoeStoreIncident
MLK and his father went to a
shoe store to buy shoes.
They were seated in the front
seats of the shop allocated for
whites.
The salesman asked them to
move to the rear of the store.
MLK Sr refused to move and
left the shop with his son.
9. Dressedasaslave
In 1939, MLK had to perform
at the Atlanta premiere of
Gone with the Wind.
MLK was forced to dress up
as a slave.
Colored people were not
allowed to to be part of the
audience.
His family was not allowed to
see him perform either.
10. Thebusincident
At the age of 15, MLK won a
speech contest 90 miles from
home.
On the way back, MLK was
riding on the bus with his
teacher, Mrs Bradley.
The bus driver made them
give up the seat so that white
people could sit there.
11. MLK’sfather’sinfluence
MLK used to listen to his
father speak in church.
MLK senior spoke out against
segregation and inequalities
toward black people,
He taught his son to love
everyone but to stand up
against any discrimination.
12. MLKasateenager
MLK was a very good student
He loved reading and writing
At the age of 15 he won a
speech contest
MLK dreamed of becoming a
minister like his father so that
he could help black people live
with dignity
13. Martin’sEducationTimeline
1941
Booker T Washington
High School
Martin skipped both the 9th and
11th grade because of
smartness
1944
Morehouse
College
Martin got his
Degree in
Sociology
1948
Crozer Theological
Seminary
He got his Divinity
Degree in 1951
1951
Boston University
He got his Phd in
Systematic
Theology
1934
David T Elementary
School
Martin was too young so
he entered later
14. Dr.MartinLutherKing
MLK graduated from Boston
University in 1955
From his college life, he
became inspired by
Mohandas Gandhi’s peaceful
protests.
Gandhi believed that love was
more powerful than violence.
15. MovingtoMontgomery,
Alabama
In 1953, MLK married Coretta
Scott
He wanted to become a
pastor so that he could help
black people live with dignity
He moved to Alabama with his
wife since segregation and
discrimination were at their
worst there.
16. MontgomeryBusBoycott
In 1955 a black lady named
Rosa Parks boarded a bus.
Since there were no seats left
she sat in the front.
Some white people got on and
she was asked to get up,
She refused to stand up as it
was not fair and she was later
arrested by the police.
17. Dr. King and
other members organized a
massive bus boycott after her
arrest.
News was spread to every black
person of this unequal treatment
and were asked to ride bicycles.
Buses remained empty for a year
and suffered economic losses
In 1956,Supreme Court ruled
Montgomery’s bus laws
unconstitutional.
MontgomeryBusBoycott-2
18. PeacefulProtests
In 1959, 4 black students
were refused food at a whites
only counter.
They sat at the counter all day
long and came back with
more students.
These protests spread
throughout the country and
MLK joined several of these
sit ins
19. FreedomRides
Groups of blacks and whites
who rode together were
called Freedom Riders.
Back in 1960, interstate bus
lines were segregated.
Freedom Riders started using
white restrooms and riding
alongside whites.
They were asked to leave but
they resisted., Many were
beaten for this reason. A bus
full of freedom riders was put
on fire
Later segregation laws were
declared illegal in interstate
buses.
20. MarchonWashington
In 1963 , Martin organized
the March on Washington.
He shared his vision of
equality for all and a united
and peaceful America
encompassing people from all
races.
More than 250,000 people
listened to him in awe.
21. “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
by the content of their
character.”
—Martin Luther King
22. DreamComesTrue
The Civil Rights Act was
passed in 1964 outlawing all
laws of segregation.
Voting rights for all were
established in 1965.
Martin Luther King was
awarded the Nobel Prize in
1965.
23. DrKingAssassinated
MLK went to Memphis to help
a group of workers on strike
in 1968.
MLK was assassinated there.
He was only 39 years old and
left behind his children and
his wife.
24. 10/14/1964
Start of the Montgomery
bus boycott
Martin Luther King wins
the Nobel Peace Prize
Martin Luther King is
assassinated
4/4/196811/5/1955
25. Conclusion
He achieved his goals through
peaceful protests and was an
example of courage, kindness
and leadership.
He was someone who
believed in his dreams and
made it possible by never
giving up.
He had changed the way
blacks were treated and
made it possible for all future
generations to live with
dignity and grace.
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