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Remembering a lero to the People
(MS) — This month the
nation takes time to honor the
memory of a humanitarian and
civil rights legend. Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr. stirred a gen
eration of pei pie to speak up
for their rights, solidifying
gtending as one of the
notable and influential
of the modern age.
Dr. King was born at his
ily’s Georgia home to
Reverend Martin Luther
Sr. and Alberta King on
15, 1929. At a young age,
was identified as a scholar
would go on to become a
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educated and awarded individ
ual. He skipped both the 9th
and 12th grades of high school
and entered Morehouse College
at age 15 with very high college
entrance exam grades.
He subsequently gradu
ated Morehouse with a B.A.
in Sociology and enrolled in
Crozer Theological Seminary
in Chester, Pennsylvania, fol
lowing in the theological foot
steps of his father and mater
nal grandfather who were
also men of God. King was
awarded a Bachelor of Divinity
degree from Crozer in 1951.
MARTIN LUTHER KING . JR
He later earned a Ph.D. from
Boston University and studied
at Harvard University during
his schooling. He holds several
honorary degrees from notable
schools across the country,
Apart from his extensive edu
cational background, King took
pride in his theological work. He
was ordained in February 1948
and became assistant pastor of
Ebenezer Baptist Church and
later pastor at Dexter Avenue
Baptist Church, Montgomery,
Alabama. From 1960 until his
assassination, he was co-pas
tor with his father at Ebenezer
Baptist Church and President
of the Southern Christian
Leadership Conference.
Dr. King was an influential
part of the civil rights move¬
ment, participating in many
rallies and non-violent protests.
He was actually arrested more
than 30 times in conjunction
with his activist work.
The life of Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr. was cut short when he
was shot while standing on the
balcony of the Lorraine Motel
in Memphis, Tennessee on April
4,1968. He had been in the area
to lead sanitation workers in a.
protest against low wages and
poor conditions. His shooter
was James Earl Ray, who was
arrested in London, England on
June 8, 1968 and returned to
Memphis, Tennessee to stand
trial for the assassination.
King’s wife, Coretta Scott
King, passed away in 2006 and
both are survived by four chil¬
dren. Despite his passing nearly
40 years ago, his words and
memory live on. TF071825
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ter. Collins said space could
also be designated for the
county tax commissioner’s
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menting with express gov¬
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said. “It will be more user
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growth in Byron, one devot¬
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of the growth has occurred
on [Ga.] 49. This will focus
on the town’s center and
will serve as a keystone for
larger developments.”
