Footsteps articles from November 2001

Footsteps archives from November 2001

College at 15.
November 1, 2001... "Be sure to tell Christine [to] write me and tell me about the test while you are gone." It was the summer of 1944 and Martin Luther King, Jr., was writing his mother from Connecticut. Having taken the admission test for Morehouse College,...

A strong tradition.(Martin Luther King, Jr. at Morehouse College)
November 1, 2001... Martin Luther King, Jr., knew of Morehouse College long before he applied there. His father, Michael King, had graduated from the college's School of Religion some 13 years earlier. Michael King's path to Morehouse, however, had not been an...

From Michael to Martin.
November 1, 2001... Documents from the 1930s indicate that Michael King's name change happened over several years rather than through a single legal process. Georgia law did not require such a legal change. By the time King moved to Atlanta and enrolled in...

An Auspicious beginning.
November 1, 2001... Morehouse College traces its beginning to the year 1867, just two years after the end of the Civil War. It is the only historically black, all-male liberal arts college in the United States. At that time, the South was rebuilding, and three...

John Hope: Dedicated leader and teacher.
November 1, 2001... John Hope was born on June 21, 1868, to a family that felt strongly about education. His mother, Mary Frances, was the daughter of a freed slave. His father, James Hope, was a native of Scotland. Hope earned his bachelor's degree from Brown...

Segregation in the South.
November 1, 2001... During John Hope's presidency at Morehouse, black-white relations in Atlanta and throughout the South were undergoing major changes. Fostering this change were two factors: rapid economic growth and intensified racial discrimination. By...

Racism face-to-face.
November 1, 2001... Racism and segregation were a Southern black's constant companions in the 1930s and 1940s. Young Martin Luther King, Jr., experienced both on many occasions: * When a white playmate of Martin entered Atlanta's segregated school system, the...

Atlanta: City of many firsts.
November 1, 2001... In July 1856, Mary Coombs paid $250 for a land lot in Atlanta, becoming the first African American to acquire property in the city. Some 40 years later, in 1896, African Americans were granted the right to vote in Atlanta. Not everyone,...

What does education mean to you? (Contest!).
November 1, 2001... In an essay written during his junior year at Morehouse College, King attempted to answer the question, What is the purpose of education? He wrote: Education should equip us with the power to think effectively and objectively. To...

A kingly' scramble.
November 1, 2001... Use the clues below to unscramble each block of letters. Then transfer the numbered letters to the corresponding blanks below to discover how Martin Luther King, Jr., viewed religion. Answers on page 48. 1 King worked on a tobacco farm in...

The power of influence.
November 1, 2001... Many people helped shape Martin Luther King, Jr.'s decision to become a minister. Certainly his family was one influence, with its long tradition of serving the church. Two other key figures were Morehouse professors George D. Kelsey and...

Guiding light: Benjamin E. Mays.
November 1, 2001... More than any other person associated with Morehouse College, Benjamin E. Mays is recognized as the architect of the school's reputation for excellence. The first Morehouse president to hold a doctoral degree, Mays worked hard to improve the...

Charles Vert Willie. (Reflections And Memories).(Interview)
November 1, 2001... A professor of education and urban studies at Harvard University, Dr. Charles Vert Willie was a classmate of Martin Luther King, Jr., at Morehouse. Both were members of the class of 1948. In a recent interview, Willie recalled experiences he...

Giant of a mentor: George D. Kelsey.
November 1, 2001... Martin Luther King, Jr., took his first class with George D. Kelsey during his junior year at Morehouse. In the months that followed, Kelsey proved a strong influence on King, and it was Kelsey who helped King decide to become a minister. ...

Then and Now.(Interview)
November 1, 2001... Samuel DuBois Cook was a member of Morehouse College's class of 1948--Martin Luther King, Jr.'s class. The first black professor at Duke University, Cook later served as president of Dillard University in New Orleans for 22 years. Here, he...

Men of Morehouse.
November 1, 2001... Morehouse College has conferred more bachelor's degrees on African American men than any other private college, and many Morehouse graduates have achieved national and international success. You have met several in this issue. Others are: ...

Answering the call.
November 1, 2001... Although Martin Luther King, Jr., was probably leaning toward a career in the ministry by the end of his junior year at Morehouse, making the final decision was difficult. According to King, "It came neither by some miraculous vision nor by...

Church and community.
November 1, 2001... Young Martin's father, known as "Daddy King," grew up in rural Georgia. He was one of nine children, and his parents scraped out a living as sharecroppers. When he was older, Daddy King would look back on those early years and describe how...

Calvary the church as community.
November 1, 2001... It's early on a spring Saturday morning--not even 9 o'clock--and already Calvary Baptist Church in Chester, Pennsylvania, is bustling with activity. Upstairs, the pastor is preparing a service for a church member whose funeral will be...

Time line.
November 1, 2001... 1867 The black Baptist churches of Augusta, Georgia, organize Augusta Institute to prepare newly emancipated black men for teaching and preaching. 1879 Augusta Institute relocates to Atlanta, Georgia, and is renamed Atlanta Baptist...

A Morehouse/MLK jumble.
November 1, 2001... Use the clues to find the 30 words hidden in the block of letters. Answers are on page 48. 1. Oldest U.S. historically black all-male liberal arts college 2. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s father's birth name 3. Beloved president of...

Your pages.
November 1, 2001... Martin Luther King, Jr., was very content with what he had. He was one bridge to another. He fought for civil rights. The things he did show up in everybody's life. His house was bombed, but he was peaceful. He was shot, but we remember him. He...

Books. (More About).
November 1, 2001... A Kid's Guide to African American History by Nancy I. Sanders (Chicago Review Press, 2000) includes more than 70 hands-on informative, fun activities, songs, games. King: The Photobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr. by Charles Johnson and...

On the net.
November 1, 2001... For more information Morehouse College, try: www.morehouse.edu For the King Papers Project at Stanford University with links to a host of related sites, go to: www.stanford.edu/group/King/ For the Martin Luther King, Jr., National...

The Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel.
November 1, 2001... One of the more imposing monuments honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., is the statue of him by the American sculptor Ed Dwight. It stands on the grounds of Morehouse College in front of the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel, which...