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Birth
Michael King, Jr. was born January 15,1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. -
Attempted suicide
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-after his grandmother passed away, King tried committing suicide by jumping from a 2nd story window. -
Graduated from highschool
Date not exact -At 15 years old Martin Luther King Jr. Graduated from a segregated public school in Georgia. -
Graduated from college
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-graduated from Morehouse College with a B.A. Degree -
Marriage
King married Corretta Scott and had 4 children with her; 2 boys and 2 girls. -
Leadership
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-Martin accepted the leadership role of "the First Greater Negro Nonviolent Demonstration of Contemporary Times in the US" -
Supreme Court
Because of a boycott by King, the US Supreme Court declared in unconstitutional to have laws requiring segregation on the bus. Everyone could now ride as equals. -
Man of the Year
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-Martin Luther King Jr. was named man of the year by Time Magazine. -
Arrested
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-King was arrested at a campaign to end segregation -
"I have a dream"
King delivered his "I have a dream" speech in Washington D.C. -
Nobel Peace Prize
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-At the age of 35 King was the youngest man ever to recieve the Nobel Peace Prize. -
Death
Martin Luther King Jr. was assinated in Memphis, Tennessee.
