King in 1963
Born Michael King, Jr.
January 15, 1929
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Died April 4, 1968 (aged 39)
Memphis, Tennessee , U.S.
Cause of
death
Assassination
Monuments Martin Luther King, Jr.
Memorial
Alma mater Morehouse College ( B.A. )
Crozer Theological Seminary
( B.D. )
Boston University ( Ph.D. )
Occupation clergyman, activist
Organization Southern Christian Leadership
Conference (SCLC)
Movement African-American Civil Rights
Movement , Peace movement
Religion Christianity
Denomination Baptist ( Progressive National
Baptist Convention )
Spouse(s) Coretta Scott King (m. 1953–
1968; his death)
Children Yolanda Denise King (1955–
2007)
Martin Luther King III (b.
1957)
Dexter Scott King (b. 1961)
Bernice Albertine King (b.
1963)
Parent(s) Martin Luther King, Sr.
Alberta Williams King
Awards Nobel Peace Prize (1964)
Presidential Medal of
Freedom (1977, posthumous)
Congressional Gold Medal
(2004, posthumous)

long live the man who changed the rights of the black man , long live a great preacher of the gospel.