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He was born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta (Georgia).
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His father change his first name (Michael) to "Martin"
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He became a preacher and began working at Ebenezer Church.
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He returned to the segregated South.
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He and Coretta were living in the black part of Montgomery, Alabama.
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He was arrested by the police...
On the charge of driving 2 km per hour more than normal.
That same night his house was bombed. -
Abernathy's house and church were bombed.
After that, King and his wife flew to Ghana, West Africa.
He back home that same year and he was voted for president. -
He was arrested with 35 students after a protest in a bar.
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He accepted the nobel peace prize for all peacefull protesters against segregation.
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America was getting deeper into a war in asia.
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After his last speech, king was murdered .
King was hit in the face. Abernathy tried to save his friend and stop the blood. King was taken to the hospital an died on April 4, 1968.