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Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Observance

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@ Atlanta History Center

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View of unidentified individuals attending a service in memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on his birthday in Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia.Martin Luther King Jr. was an American civil rights leader, and a Baptist minister. He received the Nobel Peace Price for his efforts to end racial discrimination by non violent means in 1964. King was assassinated in 1968 and is entombed at the King Center in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Atlanta History Center

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Digital Library of Georgia