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Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. Birth and death. -
Martin Luther King Jr. Birth
When Martin Luther King was Born. -
King married Coretta Scott.
He married whenever he was 29 years-old to Coretta Scott. -
King was arrested for Birmingham campaign
He was arrested for trying to stand up for his rights in 1963. -
King's I have a dream speech
King's I have a Dream speech was to get equal rights for blacks. -
K ing became youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize.
Statue of King in Birmingham's Kelly Ingram Park
Dexter Avenue Baptist Church where King ministered was renamed Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church in 1978King was awarded at least fifty honorary degrees from colleges and universities. On October 14, 1964, King became the youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, which was awarded to him for leading non-violent resistance to racial prejudice in the U.S. -
Martin Luther King Jr. died at age 39.
He was assasssinated whenever he was age 39.