In which city was Martin Luther King Jr. born?
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He was born in Atlanta on 15 January 1929, and returned there in 1960 to become co-pastor of his father’s church.
Which college did King attend as an undergraduate?
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He took his first degree at Morehouse College in Atlanta before studying divinity and then earning a doctorate.
Which prize did King receive in 1964?
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He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize at 35, the youngest recipient to that date, and the award carried a cash sum of $54,123.
Which organisation did King serve as president from 1957?
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He led the Southern Christian Leadership Conference from its founding, drawing a nominal salary of a dollar a year from it.
Which boycott did King lead in 1955 and 1956?
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The Montgomery bus boycott began the year after he took his first pulpit in that city.
At which Montgomery church was King pastor from 1954?
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He was pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church on a salary of about $4,200 a year.
Which university awarded King his doctorate in 1955?
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He completed his doctorate at Boston University in 1955, while already serving as a pastor in Montgomery.
Which 1963 gathering did King address in Washington?
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He spoke at the March on Washington in August 1963, the year the Birmingham campaign had run.
Which publication named King its Man of the Year for 1963?
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Time magazine gave him the title for 1963, the year before the Nobel committee’s award.
In which year was the federal holiday honouring King first observed?
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The holiday was first observed in 1986, three years after the legislation creating it was signed.
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