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Martin Luther King, Jr., Facts On His Life & Legacy

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Martin Luther King was born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia
  • Martin Luther King was born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia
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    Martin Luther King was born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia
    His father and grandfather were Baptist ministers
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    His father and grandfather were Baptist ministers
    Martin was 12 years old when his grandmother died.  He was so distraught over her death that he attempted suicide by leaping from a 2nd story window at the family home.
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    Martin was 12 years old when his grandmother died.  He was so distraught over her death that he attempted suicide by leaping from a 2nd story window at the family home.
    Martin attended Booker T. Washington High School, where he skipped both 9th and 11th grades before entering Morehouse College
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    Martin attended Booker T. Washington High School, where he skipped both 9th and 11th grades before entering Morehouse College
    During Martin’s senior year of college, he decided to pursue a career in the ministry.
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    During Martin's senior year of college, he decided to pursue a career in the ministry.
    Martin Luther King Jr. met Coretta Scott while in Boston and married in 1953.
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    Martin Luther King Jr. met Coretta Scott while in Boston and married in 1953.
  • King completed his Ph.D. in 1955 at age 25 from Boston University.
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    King completed his Ph.D. in 1955 at age 25 from Boston University.
    King was elected to help boycott the Montgomery buses citywide after Rosa Parks arrest.
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    "We have no alternative but to protest. For many years we have shown an amazing patience. We have sometimes given our white brothers the feeling that we liked the way we were being treated. But we come here tonight to be saved from that patience that makes us patient with anything less than freedom and justice."
    The Montgomery Bus boycott lasted 382 days.  African Americans were harrassed, intimidated, and walked to work every day in protest.  Brown vs. Board of Education helped to end the law mandating segregated public transportation.
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    The Montgomery Bus boycott lasted 382 days.  African Americans were harrassed, intimidated, and walked to work every day in protest.  Brown vs. Board of Education helped to end the law mandating segregated public transportation.
    MLK Jr., and other civil right activists and ministers helped to establish the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in 1957 to help organize non-violent protests and marches for civil rights reform
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    MLK Jr., and other civil right activists and ministers helped to establish the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in 1957 to help organize non-violent protests and marches for civil rights reform
    Martin Luther King, Jr. even visitied Gandhi’s birthplace in India which boosted his efforts in non-violent activism. (1959)
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    Martin Luther King, Jr. even visitied Gandhi's birthplace in India which boosted his efforts in non-violent activism. (1959)
    Martin’s movement helped bring about sit-ins at racially segregated restaurants and stores starting in Greensboro, NC, and moved to other cities.  This led to the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.  The sit-ins helped to end segregated eating establishments in over 25 southern cities.
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    Martin's movement helped bring about sit-ins at racially segregated restaurants and stores starting in Greensboro, NC, and moved to other cities.  This led to the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.  The sit-ins helped to end segregated eating establishments in over 25 southern cities.
  • Martin Luther King Jr. began to be nationally recognized in 1960.
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    Martin Luther King Jr. began to be nationally recognized in 1960.
    MLK and 75 students were arrested after refusing to leave a lunch counter area in a department store.
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    MLK and 75 students were arrested after refusing to leave a lunch counter area in a department store.
    King was locked up in prision for violation of a traffic conviction, but his imprisonment didn’t last long after political pressure for his release, esp. when John F. Kennedy called his wife to express his concerns.
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    King was locked up in prision for violation of a traffic conviction, but his imprisonment didn't last long after political pressure for his release, esp. when John F. Kennedy called his wife to express his concerns.
    His demonstation in Birmingham, AL, led to many jailings of supporters and city police/fire figthers turning fire hoses and dogs on the crowds.
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    His demonstation in Birmingham, AL, led to many jailings of supporters and city police/fire figthers turning fire hoses and dogs on the crowds.
    After being imprisoned for his demonstation, King gave this speech while in jail on non-violence….
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    "Nonviolent direct action seeks to create such a crisis and foster such a tension that a community which has constantly refused to negotiate is forced to confront the issue."
    200,000 people came to the Lincoln Memorial on August 28, 1963 for his “I Have A Dream Speech.”
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    200,000 people came to the Lincoln Memorial on August 28, 1963 for his "I Have A Dream Speech."
  • “I Have A Dream” Speech has carried over to be one of the most famous speeches of all time.
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    "I Have A Dream" Speech has carried over to be one of the most famous speeches of all time.
    The Civil Rights Act of 1964 desegregated public accommodations and outlawed discrimination in publicly owned facilities.
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    The Civil Rights Act of 1964 desegregated public accommodations and outlawed discrimination in publicly owned facilities.
    Martin Luther King, Jr. won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.
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    Martin Luther King, Jr. won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.
    A major setback for the civil rights movement occurred in 1965 when “Bloody Sunday” gave rise to demonstrators being injured and hospitalized during a civil rights march in Selma and Montgomery.
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    A major setback for the civil rights movement occurred in 1965 when "Bloody Sunday" gave rise to demonstrators being injured and hospitalized during a civil rights march in Selma and Montgomery.
    Los Angeles and Chicago were other bigger cities that the civil rights movement occured other than the South.
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    Los Angeles and Chicago were other bigger cities that the civil rights movement occured other than the South.
    Martin Luther King, Jr. also fought on discriminatory practices with poverty, the Vietnam War, and other economic practices
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    Martin Luther King, Jr. also fought on discriminatory practices with poverty, the Vietnam War, and other economic practices
  • Martin Luther King read this and gave a speech on April 3rd, 1968, a day before he was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee.
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    "I've seen the promised land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight that we, as a people, will get to the promised land."
    James Earl Ray was the shooter.  He killed Martin Luther King, Jr. as he was standing on a balcony outside of the Lorraine Motel.  Ray pleaded guilty, sentenced to 99 years in prison, but eventually died in prison in 1998.
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    James Earl Ray was the shooter.  He killed Martin Luther King, Jr. as he was standing on a balcony outside of the Lorraine Motel.  Ray pleaded guilty, sentenced to 99 years in prison, but eventually died in prison in 1998.
    Most of these pictures in this gallery are from Washington, D.C.’s memorial on Independence Mall.  The statue is called “The Statue Of Hope”
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    Most of these pictures in this gallery are from Washington, D.C.'s memorial on Independence Mall.  The statue is called "The Statue Of Hope"
    A national holiday and numerous schools, librarys, streets, and city landmarks around the United States are in Martin Luther King, Jr.’s name for impact on race relations in our nation.
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    A national holiday and numerous schools, librarys, streets, and city landmarks around the United States are in Martin Luther King, Jr.'s name for impact on race relations in our nation.
    King has four children: Yolanda, Martin Luther King III, Dexter Scott, and Bernice.
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    King has four children: Yolanda, Martin Luther King III, Dexter Scott, and Bernice.
Martin Luther King was born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia
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