On January 15,1929, Martin Luther King Jr. was born in Atlanta , Georgia. His father was a baptist minister and his mom a schoolteacher. Martin Luther King Jr. grew up to be a very intelligent boy. In 1934 , at age of five, King was already in first grade. However, when his teacher learned of his age, he was expelled from school.
In 1986 Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee.
He directed the peaceful march on Washington D.C. of 250,000 people to whom he delivered his address , "I Have a Dream",
Did you know that Martin Luther King Jr, in 1964 he won the Nobel Peace Prize.
On June 18, 1953, Martin Luther King Jr. married Coretta Scott in Marlon, Alabama. In 1955, a lot of things happened to King's life that will shape history.
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