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Martin Luther King bio
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Martin Luther King was born
MLK was born in january 15, 1929 in Atlanta (Georgia) his legal name was Michael, but his father change his name for Martin in honor of Martin Luther the reformist of protestant church. -
king gratuaded
King gratuated from Morehouse College in Atlanta -
king became a leader
He was elected the president of the montgomery improvement association -
King house bombed
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March on Washington
King led the march on Washington and gave his "I have a dream" speech. Almost 250.000 people listened to his speech int the nation's capital -
King receive the Nobel peace Prize for his work
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MLK was assassined
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first national celebration of the MLK day's as holiday