Q. What famous preacher was rejected for a job in Chattanooga?
A. The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., fresh from seminary at age 24, applied for a pastoral position at First Baptist Church on East Eighth Street. Members of the congregation turned him down, saying they wanted someone with more experience.
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