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Dr. Martin Luther King Junior was born in Atlanta, Georgia. His mother delivered him in this home.
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In 1948, he also graduated from Morehouse College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology
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He Joins the bus boycott after Rosa Parks was arrested on December 1. On December 5, he is elected president of the Montgomery Improvement Association, making him the official spokesman for the boycott.
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Martin led a March on Washington and gave his "I have a dream" speech from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial
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He was the youngest person to recieve the Noble Peace Prize at age 35
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At sunset, Martin Luther King, Jr. is fatally shot while standing on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee.
