1. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

2. Childhood
King was born in Atlanta, Georgia on January 15, 1929

3. Segregation
During the time that Martin Luther King was growing up much of the south was segregated. Busses, schools, and even bathrooms were segregated.

4. Young Martin
King was a very smart young man. He skipped tow grades in high school and entered college at a very young age.
Martin became a minister.

5. Family King married Coretta Scott King in 1953
They had four children togther

6. Montgomery Bus Boycotts
On December 1, 1961 Rosa Parks was arrested for not giving up her seat on a city bus.
A bus boycott took place in Montgomery led by Martin Luther King
Black citizens did not ride the bus until laws were changed and blacks could sit were they wanted on city busses.

7. The Civil Rights Movement
Martin Luther King was the leader of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and the main leader of the civil rights movement.
This group created non-violent protests to change unfair laws.
Dr. King organized many marches, protests, and gave speeches.
The people involved in the Civil Rights movement were fighting to have the same rights given to white citizens in the United States.

8. The March on Washington
In 1963 Dr. King and many other civil rights leaders organized the march on Washington.
The march was organized to call attention to the many problems facing black people.
At this march in Washington D.C. Dr. King gave his famous I have a dream speech.

9. Assassination
In 1968 Martin Luther King JR. was assassinated in front of his hotel room.
He was in Memphis, Tennessee to help sanitation workers who were on strike because of unfair pay and treatment.
He was only 39 years old.

10. Legacy