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Growing Up Black In America
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There were laws to separate black from white.
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“Whites Only”
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Martin knew this was not fair.
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He went to a college for black students when he was 15 years old.
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You should not use violence.
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Martin married Coretta.
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Martin got a job as a church minister in Alabama.
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Laws about black and white people using the buses were very strict.
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Rosa Parks
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In 1960 Martin helped some students.
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Some white people got very angry….
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Lots of people joined Martin on a march in Alabama.
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March in Washington - 1963
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Martin made a famous speech to the people.
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“Free at last…”
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Then the President, John F Kennedy was shot and killed.
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Martin Luther King went to Memphis.
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James Earl Ray ran away to England.
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People all over the world were very sad.
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