Martin Luther King, Jr. - Education

King, Jr., receives his bachelor of arts degree in sociology from Morehouse.

King, Jr., accepts Crozer’s offer of admission.

King, Jr., requests an application for admission to Crozer Theological Seminary in Chester, Pennsylvania.

Described by Martin Luther King, Jr., as his “spiritual mentor,” Benjamin Mays was a distinguished Atlanta educator who served as president of Morehouse College from 1940 to 1967 (Scott King, 249). While King was a student at Morehouse, the two men developed a relationship that continued until King’s death in 1968.

King, Jr.’s article, “The Purpose of Education” is published in the Morehouse student paper, the Maroon Tiger.

King, Jr., begins his junior year at Morehouse; his courses include Shakespeare, the Bible, American Literature, Intermediate French, Contemporary Social Trends, Social Anthropology, and a seminar in Sociology.

As a sophomore at Morehouse, King, Jr., wins second prize in the John L. Webb Oratorical Contest.

King, Jr., begins his sophomore year at Morehouse, taking Elementary French, Introduction to General Literature, Introduction to Sociology, Matter and Energy, General Psychology, and Educational Psychology.

At the end of the summer, King, Jr., is admitted to Morehouse College as an early admissions student.

King, Jr., wins the right to represent Booker T. Washington High School in the state competition of the Elks’ oratorical contest.