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Birth
MLK Junior was born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. http://www.biography.com/people/martin-luther-king-jr-9365086 -
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Graduation from High School
When he was 15, MLK graduated from Booker T. High School to attend Morehouse College. http://www.atlanta.k12.ga.us/Domain/904 -
Graduation From Morehouse College
When he was 19, Martin Luther King graduated from Morehouse College with a degree in Sociology. http://www.morehouse.edu/ -
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Martin Luther King Junior, along with several others, founded the SCLC, which is a non-profit. This played a major role in progressing the Nationwide Movement. http://nationalsclc.org/about-us/history/ -
Marriage
Martin Luther KIng married Coretta Scott on June 18, 1958 -
"I Have A Dream" Speech
MLK Gave his iconic I Have A Dream Speech on August 28, 1963 in Washington D.C.. https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/king-papers/documents/i-have-dream-address-delivered-march-washington-jobs-and-freedom https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/king-papers/documents/i-have-dream-address-delivered-march-washington-jobs-and-freedom -
March on Washington
Martin Luther King was one of the leaders who helped to organize the March on Washington, where African Americans protested for Equality and Jobs. -
Nobel Peace Prize
Martin Luther King received a Nobel Peace Prize for fighting racism with nonviolent methods. https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1964/king-facts.html -
Strike of Sanitation Workers
On March 29, 1968, MLK headed to Memphis, Tennessee to Support black Sanitation Workers who were protesting for higher salaries and against unsafe working conditions. -
Assassination
Mlk Junior was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. http://www.biography.com/people/martin-luther-king-jr-9365086
