Martin Luther King, Jr.
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N 39° 50.237 W 075° 22.676
18S E 467663 N 4409765
J. Pius Barbour was King's father away from home!
Waymark Code: WM8HKF
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 04/05/2010
Views: 4
Marker Text: King lived three years in this community and ministered under the mentorship of J. Pius Barbour. He graduated from Crozer Theological Seminary, 1951. A leader of the 1963 March on Washington, King won a Nobel Peace Prize, 1964.
Marker Name: Martin Luther King, Jr.
County: Delaware
Date Dedicated: 01/14/1984
Marker Type: City
Location: Calvary Baptist Church, 1616 W. 2nd St. (Pa. 291), Chester
Category: African American, Civil Rights, Religion
Website: [Web Link]
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