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Howard Thurman – the Baptist minister who had a deep influence on MLK

  • Written by Paul Harvey, Professor of American History, University of Colorado
Thurman taught King Jr. that spiritual cultivation was necessary to take on the intense work of social activism.AP File Photo

For most African-Americans who grew up with the legacy of segregation and violence, making space for introspection was difficult. Martin Luther King Jr., however, learned to integrate spiritual growth with social...

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