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Born in Atlanta, Geogia
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Becomes minister of Dexter Avenue Baptist Church, Montgomery, Alabama
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Rosa Parks gets arrested for refusing to vacate her seat on a montgomery bus for a white passenger
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King leads boycott of segregated Montgomery buses
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U.S. Supreme Court ruling prompts Montgomery to desegregate buses
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King's house is bombed
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King is arrested and put into jail during anti-segregational protests in Birmingham
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Delivers his famous "I have a dream " speech at Lincoln Memorial to over 200,000 demonstrators at the March on Washington
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King receives Nobel Peace Prize
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King is assassinated in Memphis
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Third Monday in January declared an annual federal holiday by U.S. Congress to honour the life and work of Martin Luther KIng
