1. January 15, 1929 - April 4, 1968

2. The Early Ages:  Martin Luther King was born on January 15 th, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia.  The King’s family was very religious. He was brought up in a Baptist Church.

3. “I Have a Dream,” –Martin Luther King, Jr.  1963 Martin Luther King, Jr. made the “I have a dream,” speech in Washington D.C. that is famous today.  He made the speech to try to tell everybody is equal: -“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.” http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkihaveadream.htm Go to this website to listen to the speech:

4. After the Speech:  In 1965 Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated under aggression under leading march to stop discrimination.