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The college they went to is North Carolina A&T.
They were freshmans.
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He was arrested at Birmingham. He wrote a letter from the jail. The jail that he was arrested in in was called Birmingham jail.
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About a quarter of 1 million people gathered at Washington D.C. to listen to Martin Luther King.
He gave the speech at the Abraham Lincoln memorial.
It rallied for equality, jobs, and the passing of the civil rights movement. -
It was at Birmingham, Alabama. The bombing killed four little black girls.
The church was called The Sixteenth Baptist Church. -
John F. Kennedy introduced the bill in his civil rights speech.
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John F. Kennedy introduced the bill in his civil rights speech.
It was signed in the White House.
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He was awareded the arward when he was 35 years old. He was the 2nd african american to win the prize. He was awarded for his nonviolent efforts at getting rid of racial segregation.
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He died when he was 39 years old.
A day later he was dead. Many people viewed his body at Spelman college. James Earl Ray confessed that he killed Dr. King, but a lot of people including King’s family thought that he was innocent.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was killed by a sniper. -
He was elected to the 5th District House of Representatives. He left the political office in 1989.
He was a pastor in Georgia. -
He was elected when he was 35.
He helped african americans who were police earn higher ranks.
After he got an abandoned downtown building and turned it into homes for 3,500 poor people. -
It is for nonviolent change. It was established in 1968. It was founded by Coretta Scott King.
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He was convicted on the 41 anniversary of the crimes.
He murdered 3 civil rights activists.
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She died at the age of 92. She died of old age. 3 days after Rosa Parks death the city buses in Detroit and Montgomery were reserved with a black ribbon.
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She was Dr. King’s wife.
Coretta died when she was 78.
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It is the first film making studio owned by african americans. The studio 200,000 square feet. Perry has received many awards.
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Barack Obama was the first African American President.
He was the country’s 44th president.
He was re-elected in 2012.
