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Martin Luther King JR was born on January 15, 1929. His birth name was Michael Luther King, Jr., but later had his name changed to Martin. http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1964/king-bio.html
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graduating from high school at the age of fifteen. http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1964/king-bio.html
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received the B. A. degree in 1948 from Morehouse College. http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1964/king-bio.html
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Martin Luther King became pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama.
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he was elected president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1964/king-bio.html
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received the nobel peace prize at age 35 http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1964/king-bio.html
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martin luther king gave his I have a dream speech. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Have_a_Dream
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Assassinated in standing on the balcony of his motel room in Memphis, Tennessee http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1964/king-bio.html
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