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Martin Luther King Jr. By Grace Foley. Childhood. He was born January 15, 1964 in Atlanta, Georgia. Religion was very important in the King household. Family. His wife was Coretta. They had four children named Yolanda, Martin Luther III, Dexter, and Bernice. Education.
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Martin Luther King Jr. By Grace Foley
Childhood • He was born January 15, 1964 in Atlanta, Georgia. • Religion was very important in the King household.
Family • His wife was Coretta. • They had four children named Yolanda, Martin Luther III, Dexter, and Bernice.
Education • In June 1948, he graduated with honors from Morehouse College. • In 1955, he received his Ph.D. from Boston University.
Accomplishments • He was valedictorian and he won the Pearl Plafker Award for most outstanding student. • He led the Montgomery Bus Boycott. • He helped start the Civil Rights Movement.
Death • Martin Luther King ,Jr. died in 1968 Memphis, Tennessee.