Martin Luther King, Jr.

At the age of thirty-five, Martin Luther King, Jr. was the youngest man to have received the Nobel Peace Prize, and he was the main force of the Civil Rights Movement in 1960’s. January 15th marks his 83rd birthday and the UCC campus will be closed Monday, January 16th, to observe Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

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The sermons and speeches of Martin Luther King, Jr. comprise an extensive catalog of American writing and oratory — some of which are internationally well-known, while others remain unheralded, and some await re-discovery…

 The Purpose of Education (1947)
 Letter From Birmingham Jail (1963)
 Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech (1964)
 What Is Your Life’s Blueprint (1967)
 I’ve Been To The Mountain Top (1967)