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Martin Luther King Jr. is born in Atlanta
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King graduates from Morehouse College in Atlanta
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King marries Coretta Scott
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King is elected the president of the Montgomery Improvement Association
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King's first book, "Stride Toward Freedom" is published
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King gives his "I Have a Dream" speech
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King wins the Nobel Peace Prize
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King is assassinated in Memphis
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King's birthday is declared a national holiday