Martin Luther King started his first of many non-violent demonstrations in Birmingham, Alabama, US.
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Alabama Governor George Wallace stood in front of the schoolhouse door, refusing entry to two African American students.
US President Jimmy Carter expressed his support for Martin Luther King's birthday to become a national holiday.
Martin Luther King Jr. and 250 protestors were arrested.
White supremacist terrorists bombed Martin Luther King Jr's home.
Activists started a 54 mile (87 km) march from Selma to Montgomery.
