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Martin Luther King Jr. By: Sarah Radjail. Born & Died. Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15,1929 in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Martin Luther King Jr. By: Sarah Radjail
Born & Died • Martin Luther King Jr. was born onJanuary 15,1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. • He was assassinated on April 4, 1968 , aged 39 in Memphis, Tennessee at the Lorraine Motel. He rushed to St. Joseph Hospital .Mr. King died at 7:05 pm that evening. The guy that killed him , James Earl Ray, was arrested in London at Heathrow Airport.
Facts about Mr. King families • He was married to Coretta Scott King an American author, activist, and a civil rights leader. • He have 2 girls and 2 boys . The girls name: Yolanda Denise King who died at age 51, she was the oldest and Bernice Albertine king who is the youngest. The boys name: Dexter Scott King and Martin Luther King III. • His parents name are: Alberta Williams King (mom), and Martin Luther King Sr. (dad)
“ I have a dream…..” Martin Luther king Jr. made a public speech “ I Have A dream.” The speech, delivered to over 200,000 civil rights supporters from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on August 28, 1963.
Credits • Pictures/ http://www.google.com/search?num=10&hl=en& site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=12 And clip art • Facts / http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King,_Jr.