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Martin Luther King is born in Atlanta,GA on January 15,1929.
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Martin Luther King garduates from Booker T. Washington High School.
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Martin Luther King marries Corretta Scott and, later has 4 children.
* Yolanda Denise=Born 1955
*Martin Luther III = Born 1957
* Dexter Scott= Born 1961
* Bernice Albertine=Born 1963 -
Martin Luther King following Rosa Park's stand on resisting segregation on busses. MLK organizes the African-American community to boycott the busses.
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250,000 people gather in the support of civil rights. This is where Martin Luther King gives his famous "I Have A Dream!" speech.
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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 overtruns segregation.
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The Noble Peace Prize is awarded to MLK for all his hard work thorugh his journey to earning civil rights for all people.
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The Voting Rights Act of 1965, gives people of all race the right to vote.
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Martin Luther King is sadly assasinated on the balcony of a motel in Tennessee. The shooter was later identified as James Earl Ray. He was then imprisoned for life.