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Martin Luther King Jr. - American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968)

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Early Life and Education

This timeline highlights the early life and educational milestones of Martin Luther King Jr.
Birth
January 15, 1929
Martin Luther King Jr. was born at noon on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia, to Reverend Martin Luther King Sr. and Alberta Williams King.
High School Graduation and College Admission
1944
Graduated from Booker T. Washington High School and was admitted to Morehouse College at age 15.
College Graduation and Seminary
1948
Graduated from Morehouse College and entered Crozer Theological Seminary. He was ordained to the Baptist ministry on February 25, 1948, at age 19.
Graduate Studies
1951
Entered Boston University for graduate studies.
Doctorate of Philosophy
June 5, 1955
Received Doctorate of Philosophy in Systematic Theology from Boston University.

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