Timeline of Dr. Martin Luther King.Jr by Kalani Medina [STUDENT]

The birth of a hero Dr. Martin Luther King.Jr

kalani2967323 — 2025-01-17 21:48:25 UTC

Dr. Martin Luther King.Jr was born in Atlanta, GA on January 15, 1929. His real name was "Michael" when he was born, but was changed shortly afterwards. He was the 2nd of 3 children born to his college educated parents.

College Graduation

kalani2967323 — 2025-01-17 21:52:07 UTC

Dr. Martin Luther King.Jr Graduated from Morehouse college in 1948 in Atlanta with a Bachelor of Arts in sociology at the age of 19. He played freshmen football, The last summer before his last year at Morehouse when Dr.King was 18 years old he chose to go ministry.

Married life and Children

kalani2967323 — 2025-01-17 22:07:55 UTC

Dr.King married Coretta Scott on June 18, 1953 on Scott's parent's lawn. They had 4 kids named Yolanda King, Martin Luther King III, Dexter Scott King, and Bernice King.

King's Death

kalani2967323 — 2025-01-22 01:22:25 UTC

After giving the speech "I Been to the Mountain Top" On April 3rd not even 24 hours but about 12 hours later on April 4th, he was later shot then rushed into Emergency surgery but then he was declared as died at 7:02 pm.

After Dr. King's Death

kalani2967323 — 2025-01-23 00:45:29 UTC

President Ronald Reagan signed a law paper making every 3rd Monday of January a day off of work and school in order to celebrate, His hard work and what he did for so many people