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Martin Luther King Jr. was born. His name was originally Michael King Jr. His mothers name is Alberta and his father, Martin Luther King Sr. He was a middle child and had a brother and sister.
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Died of a fatal heart attack. Soon after, Martin( age 13) tried yo commit suicide.
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As a student, he attended the Booker T. Washington High School. As a 'perocious' student, he skipped both the 9th and 12th grades. He must have been so lucky.
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Martin went to Morehouse College in 1944. In 1948 he graduated.
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Martin earned the Bachelor of Devinity Degree a little after he Graduated from Morehouse. Bachelor of Divinity degree is earned when a person takes a course of divinity or other related disiples.
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The bus boycott was a seminal event in the civic rights movement. Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat to a white person. She then got arrested. She was just trying to make a point on how much raicism there was.
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The March on Washington was for jobs and freedom. It took place on August 18th, 1963. About 250,000 people attended. 'I have a dream' speech:
I say to you today, my friends, so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream.
I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: 'We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal
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Martin was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to him, and he was 35 years old. He was the youngest man to get a Nobel Peace Prize.
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Martin was cruelly assasinated by an unknown person. Six years later, Martins mom died by getting shot. His dad died in 1968 of a fatal heart attack. Martin was About to lead another protest march when he was assasinated.
