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Martin Luther King and Coretta Scott King, 1956

Martin Luther King and Coretta Scott King, 1956

Martin Luther King, Jr., , 27, and his wife, Coretta Scott King, emerge from the Montgomery Court House on March 23, 1956, following his trial on charges of conspiring to boycott segregated city buses. King was ordered to pay a $500 fine, or serve 386 days in jail. He eventually spent two weeks in prison -- bringing national attention to the protest and to King's role in the movement.

In this photo: Coretta Scott King, Martin Luther KIng

Photo: AFP/AFP/Getty Images

Mar 23, 1956
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