Martin Luther King Jr. posthumously received the US Medal of Freedom by President Jimmy Carter.
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Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated.
Martin Luther King Jr. pushed hard to encourage the registration of black voters in Selma.
Martin Luther King's Letter from Birmingham Jail is published.
American fugitive James Earl Ray pleaded guilty to murdering Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested for a demonstration he was involved in during December 1961.
