Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr.

During the summer in Oklahoma, the heat can be oppressive. When Martin Luther King, Jr. walked into Calvary Baptist Church in Oklahoma City in 1953, few knew who he was. The congregants just fanned themselves and tried not to think about sweating. The 24-year-old seminary grad preached and then left. He had been looking for a job, honestly, but no offer came. Years later, a deacon was asked how in the world they let MLK getaway. He said, “He didn’t have enough gravy...