It has been almost 57 years since the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was shot dead outside of a Memphis, TN, hotel—yet, his legacy continues to make its mark on people across the United States. A federal ...
When Was Martin Luther King Jr. Born? Martin Luther King Jr. was born January 15, 1929, in Atlanta. Originally, his name was Michael Luther King Jr. after his father. Michael Sr. eventually adopted ...
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was born in an upstairs bedroom of a two-story home in Atlanta in 1929. He lived there for 12 years with his parents and grandparents, growing up in a predominantly ...
Martin Luther King Jr. was born on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 1929, in Atlanta. His father, a church pastor in the segregated south, was a significant influence on his son. In the 1930s, King Sr. led peaceful ...
As the U.S. comes together to celebrate his life and legacy on Monday, Jan. 15, 2024, for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, TIME has compiled a number of lesser-known facts about the man whose unwavering ...
It has been almost 57 years since the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was shot dead outside of a Memphis, TN, hotel—yet, his legacy continues to make its mark on people across the United States. A federal ...