Jan 3, 2010
The oldest son of a Baptist minister, King graduated from Atlanta’s Morehouse College at nineteen, received a divinity degree from a theological seminary, and earned a doctorate at Boston University in 1955. During his student years, he searched for ways to emancipate African Americans from the bondage of segregation and became interested in the potential of Christian love to effect social change. King’s search ended when he attended a lecture on Mahatma Gandhi, who led India’s...
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