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Born
Martin was born in January 15th 1930. He is from Atlanta, Georgia.He was a civil rights activist. -
School
At school he was very smart, he skipped two grades and went to college at fifteen. -
Marriage
He got married with Correta Scott and he had four children, Yolanda, Martin, Dexter and Bernice. -
Boycott
Led the Montgomery bus boycott started when Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat for a white man. She went to jail. The boycott lasted for four years. -
Aressted
Martin went to prison because he was protesting. -
Bomb
Martins house got bombed because of the bus boycott. -
I have a dream speech
He spoke in front of 250,000 people when he did the “I have a dream” speech. -
Nobel Peace Prize
Youngest person to receive Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. -
March on Washington
Helped to organize “March on Washington.” More than 250,000 people attended -
Died
He died when he was standing on his hotel balcony when James Earl Ray shot him.
