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Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat and King led the Montgomery Bus Boycott for 385 days.
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King and other civil rights activists founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC).
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King was arrested for the 13th time after the SCLC began a campaign against racial segregation and economic injustice in Birmingham, Alabama.
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King made his famous "I jhave a Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial.
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King was assassinated as he stood on his motel balcony at the age of 39.
