Inspired by the conviction that nonviolence and peaceful protest could abolish social injustice, he fought hard to gain the freedoms every living person is entitled to. ... While at Boston University, King met Coretta Scott who later became his wife in 1953. ... More than 200,000 people gathered near the Washington Monument for this historical event. ...

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