King Timeline
1929
Martin Luther King Jr. is born in Atlanta on January
15
1944
Martin Luther King Jr. enters Morehouse as an early-admission
student at the age of 15
1948
Martin Luther King Jr. receives the bachelor of arts
degree in sociology from Morehouse. He continues his
education at the Crozer Theological Seminary in Boston,
and later at Boston University’s
School of Theology
1957
King receives his first ever honorary degree from Morehouse,
presented to him by Dr. Benjamin E. Mays, the school’s sixth president
1959
King delivers Commencement address at the College
1960
King teaches a senior philosophy class as a visiting
professor
1965
King becomes a trustee at Morehouse and delivers the
Convocation address after receiving Nobel Peace Prize
1966
King delivers keynote address in celebration of the
College’s 100th anniversary
1968
King’s body is carried from Ebenezer Baptist Church to the Morehouse
campus for final funeral service. Dr. Benjamin E. Mays
delivers the eulogy
1970
Coretta Scott King is awarded an honorary degree from
Morehouse
1978
The Martin Luther King Jr. Chapel, the world’s largest religious
memorial to King, is dedicated by Ambassador Andrew
Young
1981
The chapel is renamed “The Martin Luther King Jr. International
Chapel” in honor of King’s international acclaim as a Nobel
Peace Prize winner
1984
The King statue is unveiled on the King Chapel plaza
