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Martin Luther King Jr. was born in Atlanta, GA
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King graduated from Morehouse with a B.A. in Sociology
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King and others founded Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
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King was arrested after protesting the treatment of blacks in Birmingham
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King lead the March on Washington where he gave his "I Have a Dream" speech
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King received the Nobel Peace Prize for combating racial inequality through nonviolent resistance
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King helped organize the Selma to Montgomery marches
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King was assassinated in Memphis, TN. He is buried at the National Historic Site in Atlanta, GA.
