The Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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The Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

• By Shawn Lee, Justin Griffin, Baruku Urassa

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Early Life

• Dr. King was born on January 15, 1929, in
  Atlanta, Georgia.
• His father was named Michael Luther King Sr.
  (1897 1984) and his mother is Alberta
  Christine Williams King (1903 1974).

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Brothers Sisters

• King had 2 brothers and 2 sisters.
• His 2 sisters are named Yolanda Denise (November
  17, 1955, Montgomery, Alabama), and Bernice
  Albertine (March 28, 1963, Atlanta, Georgia)
• His 2 brothers are named Martin Luther III
  (October 23, 1957, Montgomery, Alabama) and
  Dexter Scott (January 30, 1961, Atlanta,
  Georgia).

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Education

• He was 5 years old when he started school, before
  reaching the legal age of 6. He went to Yonge
  Street Elementary School in Atlanta.
• He also attend Atlanta University Laboratory
  School and Booker T. Washington High School.
• Attend Morehouse College at age 15, skipping
  ninth and twelfth grade.

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