Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated.
He was shot at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, by James Earl Ray.
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Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested for a demonstration he was involved in during December 1961.
Martin Luther King Jr. pushed hard to encourage the registration of black voters in Selma.
Martin Luther King started his first of many non-violent demonstrations in Birmingham, Alabama, US.
Martin Luther King Jr. writes 'Letter from a Birmingham Jail'.
For the first time in history, all 50 states of America celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. National Holiday.
