NATION NOWMartin Luther King Jr.Add TopicMartin Luther King Jr. through the yearsMartin Luther King, Jr. was born on Jan. 15, 1929, in Atlanta. Ga.Reg Lancaster, Getty ImagesThe Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is welcomed with a kiss by his wife Coretta after leaving court in Montgomery, Ala., March 22, 1956. King was found guilty of conspiracy to boycott city buses in a campaign to desegregate the bus system, but a judge suspended his $500 fine pending appeal.Gene Herrick, APRev. Martin Luther King, Jr., is pictured at an integration rally in Montgomery, Ala. in this May 21, 1961 file photo.Horace Cort, APKing waves to the crowd on Aug. 28, 1963, at the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington for jobs and equality. He delivered his historic "I Have a Dream" speech.APMartin Luther King, Jr. and his civil rights marchers head for Montgomery, the state's capitol, March 21, 1965 during a five day, 50 mile walk to protest voting laws. Soldiers were called out by President Johnson to protect the marchers.APPresident Lyndon Baines Johnson moves to shake hands with Dr. Martin Luther King after signing the Voting Rights Act in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on Aug. 6, 1965.Yoichi R. Okamoto, Gannett/LBJ Library And MuseumThis 1966 photo is the last official portrait taken of the entire King family, made in the study of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. From left are Dexter King, Yolanda King, Martin Luther King Jr., Bernice King, Coretta Scott King and Martin Luther King III. In 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. declared, "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character."Atlanta Journal-Constitution Via APThe Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. stands with other civil rights leaders on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tenn., on April 3, 1968, a day before he was assassinated at approximately the same place. From left are Hosea Williams, Jesse Jackson, King, and Ralph Abernathy.APThe Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial stands at sunrise in front of the Washington Monument before the Inauguration ceremony on January 21, 2013 in Washington, DC. The memorial was dedicated on Aug. 28, 2011.Mario Tama, Getty ImagesFeatured Weekly Ad