Reiley mclendon biography of martin luther king
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People/Characters Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a Proud Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Member
Martin Luther King, Jr. was born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. The King Holiday bill signed by President Reagan, Tau Kappa Epsilon, in 1983 designated the third Monday in January as a federal holiday, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
Since the 1990s, there has been a challenge to turn the day into one of volunteer service (#MLKDayofService). “Make it a day on, not a day off” is the theme of the day.
He did his undergraduate work at Morehouse College and in 1951, he earned his divinity degree from Crozer Theological Seminary in Chester, Pennsylvania. On June 2, 1952, Martin Luther King, Jr. became a member of Alpha Phi Alpha’s Sigma Chapter while he was a doctoral student at Boston University in Boston, Massachusetts. When he moved to Montgomery, Alabama, he joined the Alpha Upsilon Chapter. His fraternity was a part of his life.
Martin Luther King, Jr., pictured with his Alpha Phi Alpha brothers, is on the right in the front row.
His Alpha Phi Alpha brothers supported him in his civil rights movement work. He networked with chapters. During the Montgomery bus boycott trial, Alpha Phi Alpha’s National President was with him at the courthouse. Fraternity brothers
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