Birth Name:
Michael King Jr., later changed to Martin Luther King Jr.
Education:
Entered Morehouse College at 15, Ph.D. from Boston University.
Ordained Minister: Became a Baptist minister at 19.
Nonviolent Resistance:
Inspired by Gandhi, studied principles in India.
Youngest Nobel Prize Winner:
Received Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 at 35.
Letter from Birmingham Jail: Iconic letter written during 1963 imprisonment.
March on Washington: Delivered "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963.
Opposition to Vietnam War:
Extended activism beyond civil rights.
Man of the Year: Named Time magazine's "Man of the Year" in 1963.
Assassination:
Killed on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee.