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Born on January 15th
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Graduated from High School and entered Morehouse College at age 15.
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Graduates from Morehouse College and enters Crozer Theological Seminary.
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Enters Boston University for graduate studies.
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Received Doctorate of Philosophy in Systematic Theology from Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts
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Gets married to Coretta Scott and they give birth to four children
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He is elected president of the Montgomery Improvement Association, making him the official spokesperson for the boycott.