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Martin Luther King Jr. Biography
Born: January 15, 1929
Atlanta, Georgia
Died: April 4, 1968
Memphis, Tennessee
African American civil rights activist and minister
The minister and Nobel Peace Prize winner Martin Luther King Jr.
(1929–1968) originated the use of nonviolent methods within the civil rights movement. He was one of the most important African American leaders of his time.
Early life
Martin Luther King Jr.
was born on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia. He attended Atlanta public schools and then went on to Morehouse College. After graduation from Morehouse in 1948, King entered Crozer Theological Seminary and graduated in 1951.
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He then received his doctorate (an advanced degree) in theology (the study of religion) from Boston University in 1955.
In Boston King met Coretta Scott, whom he married on June 18, 1953. Four children were born to the couple.
In 1954, King became minister of Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabam