2. M L K Jr.

3. 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

4. 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)

5. Family Photos 1953 - Married Coretta Scott Had four children: Yolanda Denise Martin Luther (III) Dexter Scott Bernice Albertine

6. Accomplishments 1955 - Began the Civil Rights Movement and was involved with the Montgomery Bus Boycott 1957 - Formed the Southern Christian Leadership Conference 1963 - Launched campaign against discrimination 1963 - March on Washington, gave the “I Have A Dream” speech 1964 - Helped get the Civil Rights Act passed 1965 - Helped get the Voting Right Act passed

7. Awards 1957 - Whos Who in America –Russwurm Award from National Newspaper Publishers –Springarn Medal from NAACP 1958 - Second Annual Achievement from the Guardian Association of Police Department of New York 1959 - Magazine of New Delhi, India: One of the world’s leaders who contributed the most to the advancement of freedom

8. Awards Continued 1963 - American of the Decade 1964 - Nobel Peace Prize –John F. Kennedy Award –John Dewey Award 1968 - Marcus Garvey Award for Human Rights Rosa L. Parks Award from SCLC Accepting the Nobel Peace Prize