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On January 15, 1929, Martin Luther King Jr. is born in Atlanta, Georgia to Alberta and Michael Luther King.
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Martin Luther King Jr. graduates from Booker T. Washington High School in Atlanta, Georgia at the age of 15. He would go on to Morehouse College shortly after.
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After graduation, Martin Luther King Jr. would go on to Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia
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At the age of 18, Martin Luther King Jr. graduates from Morehouse College with a Bachlor's Degree in Sociology. He would continue his education at Crozer Theological Seminary in Chester, Pennsylvania.
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Martin Luther king Jr. becomes a ministerof Dexter Avenue Baptist Church, Montgomery, Alabama after graduating from Crozer Theological Seminary
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At the age of 26, Martin Luther King Jr. leads boycott of segregated Montgomery buses. It started on December 1 of 1955 and lasted for one year. Montgomery Bus Boycott
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Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his famous "I Have a Dream" speech during the March on Washington attended by 200,000 protesters. I Have a Dream
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Martin Luther King Jr. is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. He is the youngest to win this prize at the age of 35. He recieved over 54,000 dollars that he donated to his civil rights campaign.
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Marting Luther King Jr. is assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee.
