MLK (song) MLK (song) "MLK" is the tenth and final song from U2's 1984 album, "The Unforgettable Fire". A lullaby to honor Martin Luther King, Jr., it is a short, pensive piece with simple lyrics. It was because of this song, along with "Pride (In the Name of Love)", another tribute to King, that earned Bono the highest honor of the King Center, an organization founded by Coretta Scott King. Its live debut was on 18 October 1984, as an intro to "The Unforgettable Fire", and the two songs were performed together at almost all Unforgettable Fire Tour shows and most Joshua
Martin Luther King Jr. authorship issues skill. Martin Luther King Jr. authorship issues Authorship issues concerning Martin Luther King Jr. fall into two general categories: King's academic research papers (including his doctoral dissertation) and his use of borrowed phrases in speeches. Regarding his PhD dissertation, written at Boston University, an academic inquiry concluded in October 1991 that portions of his dissertation had been plagiarized and that he had acted improperly. However, "[d]espite its finding, the committee said that 'no thought should be given to the revocation of Dr. King's doctoral degree,' an action that the panel said would serve no purpose." The committee also concluded that