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Birth
Martin Luther King was born on the 15th of january 1929 in Atlanta, Gerogia, United States Of America. His parenets were Martin Luther King Sr. and Alberta Williams King. -
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Education
In September 1935 Martin Luther King statred studying in Yonge Street Elementary School Atlanta, USA. After Finishing Elementry School in the late 1942 he attened the Booker T. Washington High School, Soon after atteneding the Booker T. Washington High School Martin Luther King left before his graduation since he was accepted into the tlanta Morehouse College program for advanced placement. After graduation in the September 1951 Martin Luther King began doctoral studies in Systematic Theology... -
Education Cont.
at Boston University. Soon after this he studied at the Harvard University. In 1955 Martin Luther King recived a PHD from the Boston University he also recived a Doctorate of Philosophy in Systematic Theology. These awards were awarded on the 5th of June 1955. -
Bus Boycott
In 1955 Rosa Parks was arrested and jailed as she refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white person. Rosa Parks did't give up her seat on the bus to protest on segregation on public buses. Usally in buses white people would sit in the back and black people would sit in the front. If you were black you would have to give up your seat if the bus was full. -
I Have A Dream Speech
Martin Luther King delivered a speech on teh 28th of August 1963. This speech was called "I Have A Dream". The Speech was said outside the Lincon Memorial. -
Martin Luther King I Have A Dream Speech Words Link
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/martin-luther-kings-speech-dream-full-text/story?id=14358231 This is a link to Martin Luther King's I Have A Dream Speech -
Nobel Peace Prize
Martin Luther King recived a Nobel Peace Prize on the 8th of January 1964 due to bravery and stopping segregation in the United States Of America. -
Death
Martin Luther King died on the 4th of April 1968 at the age of 39. He died in Memphis USA. -
Martin Luther King Day
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day was established as a national holiday in the United States as remberence to Martin Luther King
