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Birth
Martin is born in Atlanta, Georgia. -
PhD
Martin finished his PhD and decided to support the Montgomery Bus Boycott -
Letter From a Birmingham Jail
King and the SCLC were successful in confronting segregation in Birmingham where his "Letter From a Birmingham Jail" was written. -
I Have a Dream
King's movements were huge successes and he then gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech in a march in Washington DC. -
Nobel Peace Prize
King received the Nobel Peace Prize for his accomplishments and contributions to the Civil Rights Movement -
Assassinated
King was assassinated at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee on his way to support a sanitation worker's strike
