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Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
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Ebenezer Baptist Church
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age 19
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settled in Montgomery, Alabama
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Church now is named: Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church in memory of King.
Location: Montgomery, Alabama. -
from Boston University
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After Rosa Parks was arrested King became a leader of the Montgomery bus boycott, which helped end the separation of blacks and whites on buses.
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He therefore became the official spokesman for the boycott.
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The Supreme Court ruled that bus segreagation wass illegal. This was a victory for the boycott.
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King led the March on Washington and gave his "I Have a Dream" speech. Almost 250,000 people listened to his speech in the nation's capital.
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Dr. King received the Nobel Peace Prize for his work.
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Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated by James Earl Ray.
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His furneral was held on April 9th.
