Jan. 15, 1929: Born in Atlanta.
1955: Leads boycott of city buses in Montgomery, Ala., afterRosa Parks is arrested for refusing to give up her bus seat to awhite person.
1957: Helps create the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.1963: Launches demonstrations in Birmingham, Ala.Aug. 28, 1963: Delivers his ``I Have a Dream'' speech duringrally culminating the March on Washington.1964: Receives Nobel Peace Prize for his nonviolentdemonstrations.January, 1966: Brings crusade to Chicago and lives in a$90-a-month flat at 1550 …
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