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Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15th, 1929 in his house in Atlanta, Georgia. His parents were Alberta Williams King and Martin Luther King Sr.
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Martin had became a minster at his father's church which was Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia. He was 18 years old.
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Martin has graduated from Morehouse College on June 21st, 1948. This college was located in Atlanta, Georgia. He was 19 years old.
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Martin had married Coretta Scott on June 18th, 1953. They had four children together who were Martin Luther King III, Dexter Scott King, Yolanda King, and Bernice King.
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In 1955, Martin had created the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. This was supposed to help during the Civil Rights Movement.
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Martin had received his PhD. from Boston University on June 5th, 1955.
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Martin Luther King Jr. had been an active member of boycotts, protests, and motivational speeches. He played a huge role in the Civil Rights Movement. He gave his most famous speech on August 28th, 1963 in Washington D.C.
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Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 4th, 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee. He was assassinated by James Earl Ray outside his hotel room he was staying in.
