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Dr. King was born in Atlanta, where his father was a pastor.

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January 15, 1929 – Dr. King’s Place of Birth

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January 15, 1929 – Dr. King’s Place of Birth

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Location: Atlanta, Georgia

Martin Luther King Jr was born in Atlanta, Georgia. His dad was a pastor at Ebenezer Baptist Church.

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King started college at just 15 years old

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Location: Atlanta, Georgia & Chester, Pennsylvania

He started at Morehouse College when he was 15. Later, he went to Crozer Theological Seminary to study religion.

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Dr King met Coretta Scott while studying for his PhD in Boston

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1951 – Dr. King’s Second Degree and Meeting His Wife

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1951 – Dr. King’s Second Degree and Meeting His Wife

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Location: Boston, Massachusetts

He got his PhD in theology from Boston University. He met Coretta Scott his wife in Boston while she was studying music.

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Dr King’s first job was as a pastor in Montgomery

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1954 – Dr King’s First Job After His Degree

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1954 – Dr King’s First Job After His Degree

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Location: Montgomery, Alabama

After finishing school, Dr King became the pastor at Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama

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King’s speech helped inspire the Montgomery Bus Boycott

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December 5, 1955 – Dr. King’s Boycott Speech

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December 5, 1955 – Dr. King’s Boycott Speech

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Location: Montgomery, Alabama

After Rosa Parks was arrested for not giving up her bus seat, people in Montgomery started a bus boycott. Dr. King gave a speech encouraging people to keep protesting peacefully. it happened on december 5 1955

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 Dr King founded the SCLC to push for civil rights.

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1957 – Founding of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference 

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1957 – Founding of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference 

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Location: Atlanta, Georgia

Dr. King and other civil rights leaders, like Ralph Abernathy and Bayard Rustin, started the SCLC to fight for equal rights using peaceful protests. He founded the conference in 1957.

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King was arrested and wrote a powerful letter from jai

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Location: Birmingham, Alabama

Dr. King went to Birmingham to protest segregation. He got arrested for marching without a permit and wrote his famous “Letter from Birmingham Jail” while locked up”

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August 28, 1963 – The “I Have a Dream” Speech

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August 28, 1963 – The “I Have a Dream” Speech

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Location: Washington, D.C.

Dr. King gave his famous speech on August 28 1963 and it was at the March on Washington, where he talked about his dream of a world without racism. Over 250,000 people were there

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Dr King marched for voting rights in Selma

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Location: Selma, Alabama

Dr. King led peaceful marches from Selma to Montgomery to help Black Americans get the right to vote. It lasted several weeks and helped lead to the Voting Rights Act.

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Location: Memphis, Tennessee

Dr. King was in Memphis to support sanitation workers on strike. He was shot at the Lorraine Motel and died at 39 years oold.