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01/15/1929 Birth Martin Luther King is born in Atlanta, Gorgia
He was born as Micheal Luther King Jr. -
In May 1936 Martin was baptized but the event made little impression on him.
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In May 1941 at age 12 Martin Jr.’s Grandmother died of a heart attack this event was very tragic for him it was even harder on him because he was out watching a parade against his parents’ wishes when she died. When receiving the news he was even more distraught and attempted suicide by jumping out a second story window at his home.
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He then entered Morehouse College in Atlanta at the age of 15 in 1944.
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On December 5th Martin Luther King was made president of the Montgomery Improvment Association
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In 1956 the Supreme Court made segregation on buses illegal. This was important because not only was the boycott successful but African Americans were able to sit where they wanted to.
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Martin went to India to study Gandhi's philosophy on nonviolence
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Martin Luther king was arrested
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Martin was named man of the year in Time magazine.
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Martin Luther King jr. was shot while standing on a hotel balcony
