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Martin Luther King Jr.

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  • Date of Birth

    Date of Birth

    He was born on January 15, 1929
  • Boston University

    Boston University

    He enrolled in graduate studies at Boston University, completing his residence for the doctorate in 1953
  • Baptist Church

    Baptist Church

    In 1954 Martin Luther King became pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery.
  • Leadership Conference

    Leadership Conference

    In 1957 he was elected President of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
  • Assassinated

    Assassinated

    On the evening of April 4, 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee he was assassinated