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Martin Luther King Jr. was born in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Martin Luther King Jr. received his Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Morehouse College.
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Martin Luther King attends his first semester of college at Morehouse in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Martin Luther King Jr. married Coretta Scott. They were married in Coretta's home close to Marion, Alabama.
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Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta named their first child Yolanda Denise King.
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The Montgomery Improvement Association was formed. MLK was the President.
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Martin Luther King Jr.'s home was bombed. This started his plead for nonviolence.
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Coretta and Martin have their second child. They named him Martin Luther King III.
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MLK moved to Atlanta, Georgia to take on full responsibilities of the SCLC.
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Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta's third child was named Dexter Scott.
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They named their last daughter Bernice Albertine King.
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Martin Luther King Jr. was placed in jail in Birmingham, AL.
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He led 125,000 on the Freedom Walk in Detroit.
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MLK gave his speech in Washington, DC during the March on Washington. There were approximately 250,000 people in attendance.
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He was titled "Man of the Year" by TIME magazine.
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The youngest winner of the prize of his time. He gave the $54,000 that he won to the Civil Rights Movement.
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He was arrested in Selma, Alabama during a voting rights demonstration.
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MLK was assasinated in Memphis, Tennessee by James Earl Ray.
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The funeral was held at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia.
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