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Luther king born
He was born in Atlanta, Georgia, Martin Luther King wanted black and white Americans to live happily together.He was the leader of the Civil Rights movement demanding equality for black people -
Segregation
Many Southern states in the U.S.A., like Georgia, were segregated. -
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks, a black woman, was on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama. A white man demanded her seat and she refused. She was arrested -
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Protest
For a year, black people refused to use the buses. Finally, segregation on the buses was declared illegal. In fact all segregation in Alabama was stopped! -
Nobel Prize
In 1964, he received the Nobel Peace Prize. -
Death
. His speeches were famous and convinced many people that he was right. But he continued to have enemies and on April 4th, 1968, he was assassinated
