Martin Luther King Jr. Tavon Hunter By English3 Jun 15, 1929 Birth Born January 15th 1929 in Atlanta Georgia Jun 18, 1953 Martin Luther King Jr. married Coretta Scott in Marlon, Alabama Nov 17, 1954 Yolanda Denise, his first child was born Dec 21, 1956 The Montgomery buses were desegregated. Feb 24, 1960 He became assistant pastor to his father at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. Oct 19, 1960 during a lunch counter sit-in in Atlanta King was arrested Oct 16, 1961 King Jr. met with President Kennedy. King Jr. met with President Kennedy. Mar 17, 1965 King Jr., along with other protesters, marched from Selma to Montgomery as they voiced their right to vote. Mar 28, 1968 In Memphis, Tennessee, he lead striking sanitation workers on a march that tragically ended in violence. Apr 4, 1968 he was shot and killed while standing at the balcony of his motel Jan 15, 2000 all 50 states officially observed Martin Luther King Jr. Day
