I am Martin Luther King Jr Born in Atlanta, Georgia in 1929 Son of a Baptist minister Studied at Morehouse College and Crozer Theological Seminary Became a pastor at Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama Led the Montgomery bus boycott in 1955-1956 Co-founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957 Delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech at the March on Washington in 1963 Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 Assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee in 1968