Page 16, Portland Observer, January 13, 1988, Section II
MARTIN
LUTHER
KING, JR
Fred Meyer is honored to salute one of
the most courageous Americans of this
century, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Dr. King was born on January 15, 1929,
in Atlanta, Georgia. He was ordained a
Baptist Minister in 1948. In September,
1948, King entered Crozer Theological
Seminary where he explored Mohandas K.
G handi’s ideas for instituting social change
through non-violent protests.
In 1955 and 1956, King organized a year­
long non-violent bus boycott to protest
enforced racial segregation in public trans­
portation. The boycott ended with a m an­
date from the Supreme Court outlawing all
segregated public transportation in the city.
This non-violent victory brought King to
the forefront of the Civil Rights Movement
and led to the massive 1963 Civil Rights
Campaign in Birmingham, Alabama, and
to Kind’s receiving the Nobel Peace Prize
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