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Martin Luther King was born
Martin Luther King, Jr was born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta Georgia. -
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Dr.Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Graduated from Crozer Theological Seminary
Martin Luther King graduated from Crozer with a bachelors in divinity degree. He was one of the six African Americans amongst 90 whites when he first entered the school. -
The marriage of Coretta Scott and Martin Luther King, Jr.
They ended up having for four children together. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
King preached in Montgomery Alabama and was also the leader of the boycott. He made sure that it was a nonviolent boycott -
Sit In Movement
A protest led by Martin Luther King that ended segregated lunch counters in city stores. It started in Greensboro N.C. and went through 27 southern states. -
Civil Rights Rally in Washington
On this day, over 250,000 black and white citizens assembled in Washington D.C. for a mass civil rights rally. King delivered his most famous speech "Let Freedom Ring". -
Martin Luther King, Jr. Assassination
Martin Luther King, Jr was in Lorraine Hotel in Memphis. King went outside on the balcony where he was struck by a bullet and pronounced dead at the hospital.
