KING, M.L., JR./ MOREHOUSE YEARS

Martin Luther King, Jr., entered Morehouse College at 15 years old, and it was there, according to many sources, that many of his ideas and perspectives were formed and developed. Join us as we revisit these years. Find out what King's parents' and grandparents' connections were with Morehouse. Read Benjamin Mays and George Kelsey and why King considered them his "mentors" and "spiritual guides." Read, too, what King himself considered the purpose of education, and how his experiences in Connecticut, during the summers of his college years, helped form his attitude on segregation and desegregation. Meet some of his classmates, including Professor Charles Willie at Harvard University and Julian Bond, Chairman of the NAACP. Meet, too, others who have gone to Morehouse (for example, Dean McLeod and Spike Lee) and learn how and why this college has played such an important role in African American education. Join us for this behind-the-scenes look into one of the most important periods in Martin Luther King, Jr.'s, life. It's sure to an exciting, informative, and inspiriational issue.

Teacher's Guide

Paperback  48 pgs.  Full Color
Suggested for ages: 9-14
Product Code: FTP0111