Martin Luther King Jr. slept there, Samuel L. Jackson performed on stage there, Spike Lee created his first film there.
These three men have three major things in common: they are all innovators, they all are all globally renowned names and they all graduated from Morehouse College.
This week, Morehouse College honors alums such as King, Jackson and Lee, as well as a plethora of scholars, athletes, lawyers, activists and artists who have emerged from the historical institution through its annual SpelHouse homecoming celebration — the first of its kind since the end of nationally mandated COVID-19 regulations earlier this year.
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