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Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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King Graduated from high school at the age of 15 and started his college carrier
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Began his freshman year at Morehouse College in Atlanta.
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Marries music student Coretta Scott, goes on to have 4 children with her.
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Age 26 king leads a boycott of segregated buses, in Montgomery Alabama, and gains national reputation. This lasted a year and 15 days, ending on December 20th, 1956.
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U.S. Supreme Court ruling prompts Montgomery to desegregate buses.
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King is arrested and jailed during anti-segregation protests in Birmingham; writes Letter From Birmingham City Jail, arguing that individuals have the moral duty to disobey unjust. laws
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Memphis, Tennessee, United States
