Martin Luther King Jr. joined the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity in 1952 while attending Boston University.
A little-known chapter of Martin Luther King Jr.’s story will come to light on June 18 with the unveiling of a plaque commemorating his decision to join the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity in 1952 while attending Boston University. This tribute highlights King’s journey to becoming an Alpha Man and aims to shed light on his time in Boston, as well as honor the lasting legacy of the city’s historic Grove Hall neighborhood.
According to The Boston Globe, Clennon L. King, a Georgia-based documentary filmmaker and the historian responsible for Boston’s Martin and Coretta Love Story Trail, believes that it is up to Black people to keep histories that would be otherwise forgotten alive…