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Date of Birth
He was born on January 15, 1929 -
Boston University
He enrolled in graduate studies at Boston University, completing his residence for the doctorate in 1953 -
Baptist Church
In 1954 Martin Luther King became pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery. -
Leadership Conference
In 1957 he was elected President of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference -
Assassinated
On the evening of April 4, 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee he was assassinated