what school did martin luther king jr attend?
Boston University
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 Clinton has named two influential moments in his life that contributed to his decision to become a public figure , both occurring in 1963 . One was his visit as a Boys Nation senator to the White House to meet President John F. Kennedy . The other was watching Martin Luther King , Jr . ' s 1963 I Have a Dream speech on TV , which impressed him enough that he later memorized it . 

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 The reputation of Martin Luther King soared after the protests in Birmingham , and he was lauded by many as a hero . The SCLC was much in demand to effect change in many Southern cities . In the summer of 1963 , King led the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom where he delivered his most famous speech , " I Have a Dream " . King became Time 's Man of the Year for 1963 and won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 . 

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 Martin Luther King Jr. was held in the Birmingham jail and was denied a consultation with an attorney from the NAACP without guards present . When historian Jonathan Bass wrote of the incident in 2001 , he noted that news of King 's incarceration was spread quickly by Wyatt Tee Walker , as planned . King 's supporters sent telegrams about his arrest to the White House . He could have been released on bail at any time , and jail administrators wished him to be released as soon as possible to avoid the media attention while King was in custody . However , campaign organizers offered no bail in order " to focus the attention of the media and national public opinion on the Birmingham situation " . 

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 Martin Luther was out walking when a thunderstorm began , causing him to pray to God for being saved and promising to become a monk . 

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 The year 1968 had seen turmoil in the United States , including riots and the assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King . Prior to the Olympics in Mexico City in October 1968 , some African Americans , led by activist Harry Edwards , had urged a boycott of the Games , but found little enthusiasm among athletes , reluctant to waste years of effort . The atmosphere was made more tense by unrest in Mexico City before the Games which left dozens dead . 
