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Born
Martin Luther King Jr. was born in Atlanta, GA -
Graduates in 1948
King graduated from Morehouse with a B.A. in Sociology -
SCLC
King and others founded Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) -
Arrested
King was arrested after protesting the treatment of blacks in Birmingham -
March on Washington
King lead the March on Washington where he gave his "I Have a Dream" speech -
Nobel Peace Prize
King received the Nobel Peace Prize for combating racial inequality through nonviolent resistance -
In 1965
King helped organize the Selma to Montgomery marches -
Death
King was assassinated in Memphis, TN. He is buried at the National Historic Site in Atlanta, GA.
