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Martin Luther King III was born on October 23, 1957, at St. Jude's Hospital in Montgomery, Alabama [1] to civil rights advocates Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King.
They had four children: Yolanda King (1955–2007), Martin Luther King III (b. 1957), Dexter Scott King (1961–2024), and Bernice King (b. 1963). King limited Coretta's role in the civil rights movement, expecting her to be a housewife and mother.
The first son of Martin Luther King, Jr., and Coretta Scott King, Martin Luther King, III, was born 23 October 1957. He graduated from Morehouse College with a BA in political science. He is a popular speaker and a community activist with a special interest in programs that support young people.
Martin Luther King, III. Biography. As the oldest son of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Mrs. Coretta Scott King, Martin Luther King III is carrying the torch lit by both of his parents into the 21st century.
To grow up in the shadow of anyone is a difficult task, but to grow up as the namesake of one of the most important men in the twentieth century requires a Herculean effort. Such is the fate of Martin Luther King, III, who was all of ten years old when his father, famed civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was assassinated.
Jun 30, 2020 · The Times recently spoke with one of them: Martin Luther King III, Dr. King’s oldest son. Mr. King, 62, is a human-rights activist and former president of the Southern Christian Leadership ...
Jan 15, 2023 · Martin Luther King III, Dr. King’s eldest son and a global human rights advocate, joins John Yang to discuss his father’s legacy.
After her husband’s death, Coretta Scott King established the Atlanta-based Martin Luther King, Jr., Center for Nonviolent Social Change (also known as the King Center) to promote Gandhian-Kingian concepts of nonviolent struggle.
Martin Luther King was an American clergyman and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. One of the leading figures in the civil rights movement, he has had a defining influence on the recent...
Aug 11, 2021 · Martin Luther King III is the first-born son of the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Mrs. Coretta Scott King. As an American Baptist minister and activist, Dr. King was the most recognized and respected spokesman and leader in the American civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968.
