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Martin Luther King Jr.

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History

• Born 1/15/1929• U.S. Civil Rights Activist• Advocate of nonviolent protests• Won the Nobel Peace Price at 35 years old• Wrote Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery

Story, Strength to Love, Why Can’t We Wait, Where Do We Go From Here, “Give Us the Ballot,” “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” and “I Have a Dream.

• Died 4/4/1968

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Education

• Graduated high school at 15 years old• Received a BA from Morehouse

College(1948)

• Three Years at Crozer Theological Seminary

• Attended Boston University and received his doctorate (1955)

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Maps

• Ebenezer Baptist Church

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Family ScrapbookMLK Jr.’s Family

Martin Luther King, Jr. was the second child born to Reverend Martin Luther King, Sr., and Alberta Williams King. He married Coretta Scott and had four children.

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Popular Music During MLK, Jr.

♪ “Brother, Can You Spare a Dime” (1930s) “♫ Georgia on My Mind” (1950s)

♪ “Yesterday” (1960s) ♫ "Take My hand, Precious Lord” (sung at his funeral)

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Breaking News

At 6:01 P.M. on April 4, 1968 Martin Luther King, Jr. was struck and killed by a sniper bullet.