Martin Luther King III was born on October 23, 1957 to human rights advocate Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King. His mother had reservations about naming him after his famous father, "realizing the burdens it can create for the child," but King, Jr. always wanted to name ...
‘In Storms, All Kinds of Things Can Happen’: Martin Luther King III on a Pivotal Month Mr. King, the oldest son of Martin Luther King Jr., talked about what his father might have thought of the current protests for racial justice, and why this [...] ...
Martin Luther King III. Producer: Untitled Martin Luther King Jr. Project. Martin Luther King III was born on 23 October 1957 in Montgomery, Alabama, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Untitled Martin Luther King Jr. Project, King (1978) and Cha
Marty was born in Montgomery, Alabama, the second of four children and the first son of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King. He grew up in Atlanta, near the Ebenezer Baptist Church, where his father and grandfather preached. He was graduated from Atlanta’s Morehouse College – h...
A civil rights legend, Dr. King fought for justice through peaceful protest—and delivered some of the 20th century's most iconic speeches.
I Am Martin Luther King, Jr. Brad Meltzer In Meltzer’s signature style, he talks directly to children in this engaging first-person biography of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Like all of Meltzer’s books, the illustrations are unique: King is illustrated as a miniature version of his adu...
11.My Daddy, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jrby Martin Luther King III & AG Ford What was it like growing up as a son of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.? This picture book memoir written by Martin Luther King III provides insight into one of history’s most fascinating families and the special...
“Words cannot express the heartbreak,” the Rev. Bernice King, the youngest of the King children, said in a statement,according to NBC. “I’m praying for strength to get through this very difficult time.” Martin Luther King IIIsaid the “sudden shock” of his brother’s death is “de...
Reportedly, it was at the last minute that a group of very progressive businesses and philanthropists came together to raise the needed funds to buy the papers from Dr King's four living children: Yolanda King; Martin III; Dexter King; and Rev Dr Bernice Albertine King, who gave the ...
Charles Steele, president, SCLC; Jason Carter, grandson of former President Jimmy Carter; Dr. Bernice King and Martin King III, the children of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; Cheryl Lowery, daughter of Dr. Joseph E. Lowery; and ot...