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martin luther king lifespan
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He becomes pastor
Martin Luther King JR. becomes [astor of a church in Montgomery, Alabama. -
leadership
Martin Luther King JR. accepted leadership of the first great Negro nonviolent demenstration of contemporary times in the United Staes. -
President of SCLC
He was elected president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference -
man of the year
He was named man of the year by times magazine -
nobel prize
He won the prize when he was only 35 years old. He was the youngest man to win this prize -
His death
He was to lead a protest sympathy march on this day but never made it because he was assassinated
