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Martin Luther King Jr is born into the name Michael Luther King Jr.
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Martin Luther King Junior first attends Morehouse College in Atlanta
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The U.S. Supreme Court banned segregation in interstate bus travel
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The National Committee on Civil Rights is created by President Harry Truman to investigate racism in America
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Martin Luther King is appointed to serve as the assistant pastor at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta.
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MLK delivers one of the most famous speeches regarding the Civil Rights Movement ever, using the famous quote, "I Have a Dream" at the beginning.
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While standing on the balcony of his room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee Dr. Martin Luther King is assassinated.
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