Martin Luther King Jr. posthumously received the US Medal of Freedom by President Jimmy Carter.
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Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested for a demonstration he was involved in during December 1961.
Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated.
White supremacist terrorists bombed Martin Luther King Jr's home.
A bill to recognize Martin Luther King Jr's birthday as a national holiday passed the US Senate.
Martin Luther King's Letter from Birmingham Jail is published.
