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King was a Republican; his personal friendship with then-Vice President [[Richard Nixon]] propelled King into a prominent role in the civil rights movement and the national spotlight.

King was a Republican; his personal friendship with then-Vice President [[Richard Nixon]] propelled King into a prominent role in the civil rights movement and the national spotlight.

==Education==

==Education and plagiarization accusations ==

King was educated at [[Boston University]], where he earned his advanced degree in theology. Years later, a committee of scholars appointed by the university concluded that some passages in his PhD dissertation had been plagiarized,<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1991/10/11/us/boston-u-panel-finds-plagiarism-by-dr-king.html Boston U. Panel Finds Plagiarism by Dr. King] but perhaps not deliberately.  

King was educated at [[Boston University]], where he earned his advanced degree in theology. Years later, a committee of scholars appointed by the university concluded that some passages in his PhD dissertation had been plagiarized,<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1991/10/11/us/boston-u-panel-finds-plagiarism-by-dr-king.html Boston U. Panel Finds Plagiarism by Dr. King] but perhaps not deliberately.  

- October 11, 1991</ref>

- October 11, 1991</ref>