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when he was born
Martin Luther was born january 15,1929 -
graduated from booker T washington highschool
he graduated at the age of 15 -
graduates from morehouse college
he graduated at the age of 19 -
enters boston university
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marries correta scott and settles in montgomery alabama
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Received Doctorate of Philosophy in Systematic Theology from Boston University
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the Supreme Court rules that bus segregation is illegal
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King forms the Southern Christian Leadership Conference to fight segregation and achieve civil rights
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he spoke the I have a dream speak
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Becomes co-pastor with his father at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia.
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On Good Friday, April 12, King is arrested with Ralph Abernathy
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On January 3, King appears on the cover of Time magazine as its Man of the Year.
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On February 2, King is arrested in Selma, Alabama during a voting rights demonstration.
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On January 22, King moves into a Chicago
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The Supreme Court upholds a conviction
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At sunset on April 4, Martin Luther King, Jr. is fatally shot while standing on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee
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On November 2, a national holiday is proclaimed in King's honor
