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He was born on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia, to Reverend Martin Luther King, Sr. and Alberta Williams King.
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As a thirteen year-old, Martin had begun to question many of beliefs Christian organizations had made.
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At the age of fifteen, prococious Martin Luther King was accepted into Morehouse college.
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With his Church, they recognized his similarites to his father's ministry, and he too became a minister
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On June 18, 1953, King becomes mynagamous with Coretta Scott.
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Martin went on a voyage to India, in order to see the birhplace and homeland of the famous pacifist, Ghandi. While there, his sense of benevolence and understanding caused him to become the pacifistic and kind man that he is known for today.
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In 1964, for all his efforts for the Civil Rights Movement, King won a Nobel Peace Prize, where he donated all the money, $54,000 to his organization.
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