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Born on Jan 15 in Atlanta,Georgia
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Enters moorehouse college at age 15
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Graduates from Moorehouse Collage with a sociology degree
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Earns a BA in divinity from Crozer Theological Seminary
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Marries Coretta Scott in Marion, Alabama
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Becomes a pastor of Dexter Avenue Baptist Church In Alabama
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Leads the Montgomery Bus Boycott
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Delivers the famous "I have a Dream" speech during the March on Washington
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Wins the Nobel Peace Prize for his commitment to nonviolence
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Leads the Selma to Motgomery marches contributing to the passage of the voting Rights Act
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Assassinated on April 4 in Newphis,Tennessee while supporting striking sanitation workers