Chapter 3 delves into King’s deepening engagement with the international liberation of African-descended peoples from March 1957 through early 1961. Central to this discussion is King’s sermon “The Birth of a New Nation,” delivered after his return from Ghana’s independence celebrations – a moment that profoundly shaped his worldview. The chapter chronicles King’s subsequent travels to Nigeria at the invitation of Governor-General Nnamdi Azikiwe, further solidifying his identity as an “Africanist.” His active participation in the American Committee on Africa (ACOA) and collaboration with prominent activists such as George Houser and Bayard Rustin are examined as pivotal to his organizational and ideological maturation. This period marks the crystallization of King’s Beloved Pan-Africanism, as he forged powerful connections between domestic and international struggles for justice.