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Martin Luther King Sr.
American Baptist preacher (1899–1984)
Martin Luther King Sr. (born Michael King; December 19, 1899 – November 11, 1984) was an African-American Baptist pastor, missionary, and an early figure in the civil rights movement. He was the father and namesake of the civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. He was the senior pastor of Atlanta's Ebenezer Baptist Church from 1931 to 1975.
Biography
[edit]Martin Luther King was born Michael King in Stockbridge, Georgia, the son of Delia (née Linsey; 1875–1924) and James Albert King (1864–1933).[1]
King was a member of the Floyd Chapel Baptist Church and decided to become a preacher after being inspired by ministers who were prepared to stand up for racial equality. He was boarding with Reverend A. D. Williams, then pastor of the Ebenezer Baptist Church. After King started courting Williams' daughter, Alberta, her family encouraged him to finish his education and to become a preacher. King completed his high school education at Bryant Preparatory School, and began to preach in several black churches in Atlanta.
In 1925, he began to study theology at the Morehouse College, while working daytime as a mechanic's helper and railroad firefighter.[2] He obtained a Bachelor of Theology
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From William Dynasty Nelson
Author: Nelson, William Stuart (Howard University)
Date: March 21, 1956
Location: Washington, D.C.
Genre: Letter
Topic: Montgomery Bus Boycott
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Priya Mendiratta, M.D., M.P.H., Invested in Alexa and William T. Dillard Distinguished Chair in Geriatrics
By Benjamin Waldrum
Priya Mendiratta, M.D., M.P.H., geriatrician and director for the geriatric clerkship and course for medical students at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), was invested Jan. 16 in the Alexa L. & William T. Dillard Distinguished Chair in Geriatrics.
“Thank you so much for bestowing this great honor upon me and the Department of Geriatrics,” said Mendiratta. “I want to quote Gandhi, who has had a big influence in my life: ‘Be the change you want to see in the world, and always believe something wonderful is about to happen.’”
Mendiratta, who provides clinical care at the Thomas and Lyon Longevity Clinic in the UAMS Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging, joined UAMS in 2005 as a geriatric fellow. An associate professor in the UAMS College of Medicine, she will be elevated to full professor in July. She is also a Certified Medical Director in post-acute and long-term care medicine and is medical director of two long-term care facilities in the Little Rock area.
An endowed chair is among the highest academic honors a university can bestow on a faculty member. A distinguished chair is established with gifts of at least $1.