Chapter 2 scrutinizes the period from 1954 to 1957, illuminating King’s evolving perspective on Africa and the cause of African liberation from the Montgomery Bus Boycott to his pivotal journey to Ghana. During these transformative years, King waged parallel struggles for freedom on American and African fronts, confronting a relentless campaign by US authorities – including the FBI – against civil rights leaders and organizations. This chapter explores King’s emergence as a formidable advocate for racial justice, a burgeoning Africanist, and a Pan-African thinker. It highlights his insistence on connecting the African American freedom movement with the broader struggles of African peoples, and his conviction that African Americans should boldly support the global quest for African independence. King’s analysis of the reciprocal influences between African liberation movements and Black American activism is given particular emphasis.