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Dr. King was born
King was born in Atlanta, Georgia. -
Graduated from college
Dr. King Graduated from Morehouse College -
Married
Married Correta Scott -
Baptist pastor
King became a pastor of a Baptist church in Montgomery, Alabama. -
Bus Boycott
King led the black boycott of the Montgomery, Alabama, bus system. This event helped end the separation of blacks and whites on buses. -
March on Washington
King led the March on Washington, D.C., for Jobs and Freedom where he gave his “I Have a Dream” speech. -
Voting Rights March
March 21, 1965 King led a march from Selma to Montgomery for voting rights. -
Assassination
April 4, 1968 King was shot
