1929 – Martin Luther King Jr. was Born in Atlanta, Georga

On January 15, 1929, Martin Luther King, Jr. was born in Atlanta, Georgia. King received a doctorate degree in theology and in 1955 helped organize the first major protest of the African American civil rights movement. The peaceful protests he led throughout the American South were often met with violence, but King and his followers persisted, and the movement gained momentum. A powerful orator, King appealed to Christian and American ideals.
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