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MLK was born in Atlanta, Geogia on Jan. 15th, 1929.
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The Reverend organized a protest against the segregation of elevators at the local county courthouse.
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In June 1955, King received his doctorate in theology from Boston University.
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Rosa parks was arrested because she sat in the front of the bus, when she was supposed to sit in the back. She was arrested because she refused to sit in the back.
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the United States Supreme Court declared Montgomery's bus segregation laws unconstitutional. The next day, MIA members voted to end the boycott.
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In 1957, Dr. King rose from local to national leadership.
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On January 11, he became chairman of the Southern Negro Leaders Conference.
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Birmingham police used dogs, clubs, and cattle prods to scatter 4,000 protesters.
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He was shot to death on the balcony of a motel.
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The site, recognized as a National Historic Landmark, was declared a National Historic Site on October 10, 1980 by the U.S. Department of the Interior.
