Martin Luther King Jr. Born: January 15,1929 Birth Place: Atlanta, Georgia Died: April 4, 1968 Biography: Martin Luther King Jr. was born in Atlanta, Georgia. He did very well at the segregated public schools he attended. At age 15 King Jr. entered Morehouse College. In 1948 he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in sociology. King Jr. then went on to the Crozer Theological Seminary; there he graduated with honors in 1951. After that he went to Boston University where, in 1955, …showed first 75 words of 508 total…

…showed last 75 words of 508 total…stop the marches. Pictures of children being attacked by dogs and being pinned up against buildings by walls of water were shown in newspapers and on televisions across the world. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated April 4, 1968 by a sniper. News of his assassination prompted riots in more than 100 cities of the United States. In 1969 James Earl Ray pleaded guilty to the killing of Martin Luther King Jr., and was sentenced to 99 years in jail.