M artin Luther King, Jr., (January 15, April 4, ) was born Michael Luther King, Jr., but later had his name changed to Martin. His grandfather began the family’s long tenure as pastors of the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, serving from to ; his father has served from then until the present, and from until his death Martin Luther acted as co-pastor.
Minister and social activist Martin Luther King, Jr., was the preeminent leader of the American civil rights movement from the mids until his assassination in His guidance was fundamental to the movement’s success in ending the legal segregation of Black Americans in the South and other.
The benchmark biography of Luther in English is the three volumes by the German historian, Martin Brecht. These look rather forbidding: nearly pages of text, excluding notes.
Martin Luther was a German theologian and religious reformer who initiated the Protestant Reformation in the 16th century. Through his words and actions, Luther precipitated a movement that reformulated certain basic tenets of Christian belief. Learn about his life, education, writings, excommunication, and legacy.
American actress who became known for her role as Maggie in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn-Part 2. The year-old movie actress was born in Portland. She studied English at the University of Arkansas and later received her MFA in Acting at the University of Texas-Austin.
Dive into the inspiring life and enduring legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., one of the most iconic figures in American history. In this video, we explore.
As we anticipate the celebration of the th year anniversary of the Reformation, I put together a “top ten list” of some of the best (and mostly recent) books on the history, theology, and legacy.
Luther Burbank () was sometimes called the 'Plant Magician' for his experimental work with plants. He lived in Santa Rosa, California. He is famous for the Shasta Daisy, the Spineless Cactus and the Burbank Potato.
Andrea del Sarto was born in about in Florence, in the family of a tailor. Actually, the real name of it was d'agnolo, however, has long been the custom to call him "del Sarto", the craft of his father ("sarto" in Italian tailor).
Dr. William J. Neidinger has prepared a lecture adult education series on video, “The History of Ancient Greek Civilization.” The series traces the rise a.
Anthony Bourdain, host of Parts Unknown, reveals "twenty-five years of sex, drugs, bad behavior and haute cuisine" in his breakout New York Times bestseller Kitchen Confidential. Bourdain spares no one's appetite when he told all about what happens behind the kitchen door.
Margaret Elaine Hamilton (née Heafield; born August 17, ) is an American computer scientist, and was director of the Software Engineering Division of the MIT Instruction Laboratory, which developed on-board flight software for NASA's Apollo program. Hamilton coined the term "software engineering".
He first gained prominence during World War II with a series of live radio broadcasts from Europe for the news division of CBS. During the war he recruited and worked closely with a team of war correspondents who came to be known as the Murrow Boys.
The new documentary focuses on Ben Wallers, including interviews with the band’s frontman as well as former bass player (and now successful playwright) Simon Stephens. There are also appearances from Eric Friedl, Greg Cartwright and Jack Yarber from lo-fi garage trio the Oblivians, with whom The Country Teasers toured Europe, and Tim Warren.