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Major King Events Chronology: 1929-1968

1929

15 January

Michael King, later known as Martin Luther King, Jr., is born at 501 Auburn Ave. in Atlanta, Georgia.

1941

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 501 Auburn Avenue to 193 Boulevard in Atlanta.

1944

20 September

King begins his freshman year at Morehouse College in Atlanta.

1946

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.”

1948

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.

1951

6-8 May

King graduates from Crozer with a bach

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"Free at last, free at last. Thank God Almighty, we are free at last"
-Dr Martin Luther King

Biography of Martin Luther King Jr.:

by Clayborne Carson (editor of The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr.)

One of the world's best known advocates of non-violent social change strategies, Martin Luther King, Jr., synthesized ideas drawn from many different cultural traditions. Born in Atlanta on January 15, 1929, King's roots were in the African-American Baptist church. He was the grandson of the Rev. A. D. Williams, pastor of Ebenezer Baptist church and a founder of Atlanta's NAACP chapter, and the son of Martin Luther King, Sr., who succeeded Williams as Ebenezer's pastor and also became a civil rights leader. Although, from an early age, King resented religious emotionalism and questioned literal interpretations of scripture, he nevertheless greatly admired black social gospel proponents such as his father who saw the church as a

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Timeline: The life of Martin Luther King Jr.

1929

Jan. 15: Michael King is born in Atlanta. His father changes the boy’s name, as well as his own, to Martin Luther King several years later.

1944

Sept. 20: King enrolls at Morehouse College after passing the entrance exam at age 15.

1946

Aug. 6:The Atlanta Constitution publishes a letter to the editor from King supporting minority rights.

1948

Feb. 25: King is ordained and becomes assistant pastor at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, his father’s church.

June 8: King graduates from Morehouse College with bachelor’s degree in sociology.

Sept. 14: King enters Crozer Theological Seminary in Chester, Pa.

1951

May 8: King graduates from Crozer with bachelor of divinity degree. He delivers valedictory address.

Sept. 13: King begins graduate studies in systematic theology at Boston University’s School of Theology.

From boyhood to last days, King pursued equality

Voices: In the shadow of King's mountaintop

1952

January: King meets Coretta Scott in Boston.

1953

June 18: King and Coretta Scott are