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Martin Luther King Jr. (born Michael King Jr.; January 15, 1929
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He enrolled in Morehouse College to study for entry to the ministry at the age of 15 -
He gratuated from Moorehouse College with a sociology degree
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He earns a B.A in Divinity from Crozer Theological seminary
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Michael Sr. and Alberta married on November 25, 1953.
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he becomes a pastor of Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Alabama
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He leads the Montgomery Bus Boycott
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He helps found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
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He leads the Selma to Montgomery marches contributing to the passage of the Voting Rights Act
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He delivers the famous "I have a dream" speech during March on Washigton
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He wins the Nobel Peace Prize for his commitment to nonviolence
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Speaks out against the Vietnam War and launchs the poor people's campaign
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he was assassinated on April 4 in Memphis, Tennessee while supporting striking sanitation workers