Denied admission because he’s black, civil rights leader urges Duke Divinity to confront its past
The Rev. Gil Caldwell spoke at Duke Divinity School on Oct. 18, 2017, 60 years after he was denied admission on account of his race. RNS photo by Yonat Shimron
DURHAM, N.C. (RNS) — The Rev. Gil Caldwell attended Boston University’s School of Theology instead, and there met the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., who inspired him to work for racial justice.