K I NG January 12, 2005 Page B I 1 e o / / The Life o f Dr, Martin Luther King Jr. • Dee. I, 1955 Mrs. Rosa Parks refuses to give up her bus seat to a white man in Montgomery, Ala. She is arrested. When Mrs. Parks was brought to trial she was found guilty of violating a Montgomery city ordinance and ordered to pay a fine. • J a n .15,1929 Martin Luther King Jr. is bom in Atlanta, Ga., the son of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Sr., a Baptist minister, and Alberta Williams King, a school teacher. • Dec. 5, 1955 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is elected presi dent of the Montgomery Improvement Asso ciation and leads a yearlong boycott of the desegregated bus system in Montgomery, Ala. • September 1915 Martin Luther King Jr. begins at the all-black Yonge Street Elemen tary School in Atlanta. He is an exemplary student. • Sept. 20, 1944 • Jan. 26, 1956 Martin Luther King Jr. enters Morehouse College in Atlanta at age 15. Martin Luther King Jr. arrested for the first time, for a traffic violation. • Feb. 25, 1948 • Jan. 10, 1956 Martin Luther King Jr. is ordained as a Baptist minister. After graduating from Morehouse College in June, he enters the Crozer Theological Seminary in Chester, Pennsylvania. ® A * Martin Luther King, Jr. displayed a natural charisma at an early age derived from his confidence, intelligence and passion for equality. The Kings' home is bombed. Although Mrs. King and Yolanda are at home with a friend, no one is injured. • Dec. 21, 1956 Montgomery buses are integrated after the U.S. Supreme Court declares Alabama’s segregation laws illegal, and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is among the first people to ride an integrated Montgomery bus. • June 18,1951 Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott are married in Marion, Ala. • Jan. 9-10, 1957 Black ministers in other parts of the South, encouraged by the movement in Montgomery, decide to form an organization called the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is elected its president. • Oct. 11, 1954 Martin Luther King Jr. becomes pastor of the Dexter Baptist Church in Montgomery, Ala. It was in Montgomery that King first put into practice his belief in passive resistance. • February 1959 Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife, Coretta Scott King, visit India as guests of Prime Minis ter Nehru. They study Mahatma Gandhi's meth ods of nonviolent protest. • June 1955 Martin Luther King, Jr. receives his doctorate in theology from Boston University. • January I960 • Nov. 17, 1955 Yolanda Denise King, the Kings’ first child is bom. A portrait o f Martin Luther King Jr. 's widow Coretta Scott King (top left), and their children. The King family moves to Atlanta, where Mar tin Luther King Jr. becomes co-pastor of the Ebenezer Baptist Church with his father, Martin Luther King Sr. continued A lb in a M in is te r ia l A llia n c e on page HI5 O p enin gs fo r 6 th G rad e & 7 th G rad e T o d a y ! presents our Featuring Computer-Based Reading and Math Annual City-Wide Worship Celebration honoring Dr. Martin Luther King ]r. Sunday, January 16, 2004 6:00 PM Emmanuel Temple FGP Church 1033 North Sumner ~ Portland, OR Pastor C. T. Wells, Host Pastor Learn at your own learning pace Immediate assessment promotes greater progress S e lf-P a c e d L e a rn in g Math and Social Studies Today Science and Language Arts Soon Guided by your Self-Paced Learning Coach! Master your learning . . . and . . . advance to your next grade early! VICTORY Middle School 50 3-7 89 -9 0 9 9 5250 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. I qual Opportunity lor A ll. Victory Middle School admits students o f any race, color, nationality and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school Speaker Dr. Mark Strong Life Change Christian Church Portland, OR "Everything that is done in the world is done by hope." — Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929 - April 4, 1968) LifeWorks NW promotes a healthy community by providing quality and culturally responsive mental health and addiction services across the lifespan. d o w e g o f r o m h ere: " C h a o s o r C o m m u n ity ?" hot more information please contact Dr. LeRoy Haynes, Jr. MLK Worship Celebration Coordinator L ife W orks N O R T H W E S T l ocations: NE33rd Avenue; NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.; N. Mississippi; N. Lombard and other sites throughout the Portland Metro area.