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Was born in Atlanta,Georgia, was the middle son of Martin Luther King Sr. and Alberta Williams King
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Martin was married with Coretta Scott, an aspiring singer and musician.
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When Martin was 25 years old, he became in a pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church of Montgomery, Alabama
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Martin helped to organize the Montgomery Bus Boycott, this started for the injustice to Rosa Park a woman that sat on the white part of a bus and she didn't stand up to give her seat to a white man
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Martin's house was attacked by a group of terrorist that was against his moviment
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The boycott finished thanks that The Supreme Court of the United States declared segregation illegal in buses, restaurants, schools and other public places.
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Martin helped with the founding of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and was president of this pacifist group that participated actively in the Civil Rights movement organizing African-American churches in non-violent protests.
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Martin inspired by Gandhi's success with non-violent activism, he decided to visit Gandhi's birthplace in India so this was possible with the help of the American Friends Service Committee
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Martin was part of the March on Washington that was over 250,000 people attended in order to show the importance of civil right
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Martin in the shawdow of the Lincoln Memorial made his famous speech, speaking about the equality and the fight for the civil rights
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The Nobel Peace Prize of 1967 was received by Marthin Luther King Jr. making him the youngest person to get a Nobel of this category
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While Martin was standing on the balcony of a hotel, he was shot by James Earl Ray
