MLK Timeline

Danny Federico news@greenepublishing.com 1929 – Michael King, later known as Martin Luther King, Jr., was born at 501 Auburn Ave., in Atlanta, Ga., on Jan. 15. 1944 – King began his freshman year at Morehouse College in Atlanta on Sept. 20. 1946 – On Aug. 6, The Atlanta Constitution published King’s letter to the editor stating that black people "are entitled to the basic rights and opportunities of American citizens." 1951 – On Sept. 13, King began his graduate studies