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National Library Week 2025

Challenge 1: Mon., April 7

Black-and-white photo from 1955 of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., graduating with his Doctor in Divinity from Boston University. In 1955, as part of the requirements to earn the title "Dr.", the 26-year-old Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., wrote his doctoral dissertation at Boston University's School of Theology. 

Our online library has a copy!

Can you find Martin Luther King, Jr.'s, 1955 BU doctoral dissertation in our online library?!?

When you find the dissertation in our library, please take this short, simple quiz to receive your pdf Certificate of Superstardom (suitable for framing)! 

Photo credit: Boston University, https://www.bu.edu/articles/2019/mlk-boston/