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How old was MLK when he graduated from Morehouse College?

How old was MLK when he graduated from Morehouse College?

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Timeline of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Life

1929 Born at noon on January 15, 1929
1944 Graduated from Booker T. Washington High School and was admitted to Morehouse College at age 15.
1948 Graduates from Morehouse College and enters Crozer Theological Seminary.
Ordained to the Baptist ministry, February 25, 1948, at age 19.

What was Martin Luther King GPA?

King has a quality point average of 2.48 which is virtually midway between a “C” and a “B” average.

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When did Martin Luther King jr.go to Morehouse College?

SEPTEMBER 20, 1944 King begins freshman year at Morehouse College FEBRUARY 25, 1948 Is ordained at Ebenezer JUNE 8 Receives bachelor of arts degree in sociology from Morehouse At the age of fifteen, I entered Morehouse College.

Where did Martin Luther King get his degree?

Martin Luther King Jr. receives the bachelor of arts degree in sociology from Morehouse. He continues his education at the Crozer Theological Seminary, and later at Boston University’s School of Theology. 1957. King receives his first ever honorary degree from Morehouse, presented to him by Dr. Benjamin E. Mays, the school’s sixth president. 1959

How old was Martin Luther King when he got ordained?

At age fifteen he graduates from Booker T. Washington High School and is admitted to Morehouse College (Atlanta) on September 20. 1948 MLK is ordained on February 25 at the age of nineteen as a minister at Ebenezer Baptist Church; his father is its pastor. MLK graduated from Morehouse College on June 8 with a degree in sociology.

How old was I when I went to Morehouse College?

At the age of fifteen, I entered Morehouse College. My father and my maternal grandfather had also attended, so Morehouse has had three generations of Kings.

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