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Did Martin Luther King Jr really not have a legitimate Doctoral Degree?

Did Martin Luther King Jr really not have a legitimate Doctoral Degree?

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1. Dr. Martin Luther King earned his PhD in Systematic Theology from Boston University in 1955. An inquiry found that there was probably some plagiarized material in his dissertation but it wasn't sufficient to invalidate the dissertation or the degree. As a recipient of the Nobel Prize for Peace and the Presidential Medal of Freedom; it's not unexpected that he was also awarded a number of honorary degrees. Honorary degrees are "legitimate" too. Some of these doctorates include: Moorehouse College Howard University Chicago Theological Seminary Morgan State College Central State College Boston University Lincoln University University of Bridgeport Bard College Keuka College Wesleyan University Jewish Theological Seminary Yale University Springfield College Hoffstra University Oberlin College Amsterdam Free University Saint Peter's College University of New Castle upon Tyne Grinnell College Whatever else might be said about Dr. King; the propriety of being referred to as "Doctor" is not reasonably disputable. Even if one doctorate is questioned as legitimate - the other 20 would take up the slack.