Martin luther king jrs life timeline

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    Martin Luther King, Jr.

    Born at noon on January 15,  Parents: The Reverend and Mrs. Martin Luther King, Sr. Home: Auburn Avenue, N.E., Atlanta GeorgiaGraduated from Booker T. Washington High School and was admitted to Morehouse College at age Graduates from Morehouse College and enters Crozer Theological Seminary. Ordained to the Baptist ministry, February 25, , at age Enters Boston University for graduate studies.Marries Coretta Scott and settles in Montgomery, Alabama.Received Doctorate of Philosophy in Systematic Theology from Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts on June 5,  Dissertation Title: A Comparison of the Conception of God in the Thinking of Paul Tillich and Henry Nelson Weiman. Joins the bus boycott after Rosa Parks was arrested on December 1. On December 5, he is elected president of the Montgomery Improvement Association, making him the official spokesperson for th
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    Major King Events Chronology:

    15 January

    Michael King, later known as Martin Luther King, Jr., is born at Auburn Ave. in Atlanta, Georgia.

    Summer

    The King family — Martin Luther King, Sr. (Daddy King), Alberta Williams King, Willie Christine King, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Alfred Daniel Williams King (known as A. D. King) — moves from Auburn Avenue to Boulevard in Atlanta.

    20 September

    King begins his freshman year at Morehouse College in Atlanta.

    6 August

    The Atlanta Constitution publishes King’s letter to the editor stating that black people “are entitled to the basic rights and opportunities of American citizens.”

    25 February

    King is ordained and appointed assistant pastor at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta.

    8 June

    King receives his bachelor of arts degree in sociology from Morehouse College.

    14 September

    King begins his studies at Crozer Theological Seminary in Chester, Pennsylvania.

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    Martin Luther King Jr.

    American civil rights leader (–)

    "Martin Luther King" and "MLK" redirect here. For other uses, see Martin Luther King (disambiguation) and MLK (disambiguation).

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    Succeeded byRalph Abernathy
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    Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
    DiedApril 4, () (aged&#;39)
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    Martin Luther King Jr. (born Michael King Jr.; January 15, &#;– April 4, ) was an American Baptist minister, activist, and political philosopher who was one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement from unt