Photo: A picture of a BU professor (left) and MLK Jr. looking at a book in a library
January 20, 2025
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Martin Luther King, Jr. on Campus

Martin Luther King, Jr. (GRS’55, Hon.’59) meets with Harold DeWolf, professor of systematic theology at BU’s School of Theology, during a visit to campus April 4, 1957. DeWolf served as MLK’s dissertation adviser in 1955. DeWolf later spoke at the civil rights leader’s funeral in April 1968, calling him “an exemplar of faith, hope, and love.” Photo by Boston University Photography