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Peer reviewedCarson, Clayborne – Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, 1997
As an undergraduate at Morehouse College, Martin Luther King Jr. was not a strong student, although he excelled in oratory, but in his years at Crozer Theological Seminary in Pennsylvania he applied himself to become a straight-A student. The development of his theological perspective is described. (SLD)
Descriptors: Black Education, Black Students, Church Related Colleges, Clergy
Peer reviewedJournal of Blacks in Higher Education, 1999
Presents the results of a survey of readers' opinions about African Americans who made the greatest contributions to American society during the 20th century. Martin Luther King, Jr., received the most votes by a large margin, followed by Thurgood Marshall, W.E.B. Du Bois, and Malcolm X. Discusses survey results by various categories. (SM)
Descriptors: Black History, Black Influences, Black Leadership, Blacks
Peer reviewedFletcher, Michael A. – Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, 2000
Introduces Michael Eric Dyson, an African American man who grew up in the ghetto and eventually received a PhD from Princeton University. Today, he is a professor at DePaul University, the author of a radically revisionist new biography of Martin Luther King, Jr., a lecturer and talk show guest, a Baptist preacher, and a self-styled hip-hop…
Descriptors: Black Teachers, College Faculty, Equal Education, Higher Education
