Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested for a demonstration he was involved in during December 1961.
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African American civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. won the Nobel Peace Prize.
Martin Luther King started his first of many non-violent demonstrations in Birmingham, Alabama, US.
Martin Luther King Jr. posthumously received the US Medal of Freedom by President Jimmy Carter.
A bill to recognize Martin Luther King Jr's birthday as a national holiday passed the US Senate.
Martin Luther King Jr. writes 'Letter from a Birmingham Jail'.
