M L K Jr.

His Parents and Siblings Martin Luther King Jr. was born January 15,1929 to the parents of Alberta and Martin Luther King King’s father was a pastor at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia Siblings include Christine King Farris and the late Alfred King

Education Attended Yonge Street Elementary and finished at Davis Howard Elementary in Atlanta, Georgia Attended Atlanta Universtiy Laboratory School and Booker T. Washington High School He skipped ninth and tenth grade Martin made a high score on entrance exams,and entered Morehouse at the age of 15 Graduated from Morehouse in 1948 Earned a PhD from a Boston Graduate School in 1955 ( where he met his wife Coretta)

Family Photos Married Coretta Scott Had four children: Yolanda Denise Martin Luther (III) Dexter Scott Bernice Albertine

Accomplishments Began the Civil Rights Movement and was involved with the Montgomery Bus Boycott Formed the Southern Christian Leadership Conference Launched campaign against discrimination March on Washington, gave the “I Have A Dream” speech Helped get the Civil Rights Act passed Helped get the Voting Right Act passed

Awards Whos Who in America –Russwurm Award from National Newspaper Publishers –Springarn Medal from NAACP Second Annual Achievement from the Guardian Association of Police Department of New York Magazine of New Delhi, India: One of the world’s leaders who contributed the most to the advancement of freedom

Awards Continued American of the Decade Nobel Peace Prize –John F. Kennedy Award –John Dewey Award Marcus Garvey Award for Human Rights Rosa L. Parks Award from SCLC Accepting the Nobel Peace Prize