Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1964, Nobel Foundation
Birth Name: Michael King, Jr.
Date of Birth: January 15, 1929
Place of Birth: Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Date of Death: April 4, 1968
Place of Death: Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Ethnicity: African-American
Martin Luther King, Jr. was an American activist, humanitarian, and Baptist minister. He was a leader in the African-American civil rights movement, and was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1964. He was the 1st President of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, from 1957 to 1968. He was Time Magazine’s Person of the Year for 1963.
He was the son of Alberta Williams King (born Alberta Christine Williams) and Martin Luther King, Sr. (born Michael King), who was a Baptist minister, missionary, and activist. He is the brother of Christine King Farris, an activist and educator, and Alfred Daniel Williams King, an activist and Baptist minister. He was married to Coretta Scott King, an author and civil rights activist. They were the parents of Yolanda King, Martin Luther King III, and Dexter Scott King, all of whom were/are activists, and Bernice King, a Baptist minister.
Martin was assassinated in 1968.
His mother was assassinated in 1974.
Martin’s paternal grandfather was named James Albert King (the son of Nathan Brannum/Branham, later King, and of Malinda). James was born in Ohio, to parents from Georgia.
Martin’s paternal grandmother was Delia Linsey (the daughter of Jim Long and Jane Linsey). Delia was born in Henry County, Georgia.
Martin’s maternal grandfather was The Rev. Adam Daniel Williams (the son of Willis Williams and Lucrecia/Lucretia “Creecy” Daniel/Daniels). The Rev. Adam was born in Penfield, Greene, Georgia.
Martin’s maternal grandmother was named Jennie/Jenny Celeste Parks (the daughter of William Parks and Fannie). Jennie was born in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia.
King, Jr. in the background, with Rosa Parks, in 1955, Ebony Magazine, USIA/National Archives and Records Administration
Sources: Genealogies of Martin Luther King, Jr. – http://www.wargs.com
http://genealogy.about.com
https://www.geni.com
https://www.wikitree.com
http://www.findagrave.com
https://famouskin.com
Aren’t you the one who called Condoleezza Rice a despicable word that would make Martin Luther King Jr. ashamed or am I thinking of a different Neil Tennant that was mentioned on the Mindy Sterling page?
Sorry I apologize for bringing that up I admit that was wrong, but what is offensive of putting an honorable man on this website and listing his ethnic origins?
Are MLK and the former presidents on the front page as a protest against the new president?
“Superman, where are you now?”
http://ethnicelebs.com/tag/2020
I read that also George Clooney will be a candidate for U.S. Presidency in the future.
Doubtful.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/10/17/george-clooney-on-why-he-s-never-running-for-president-who-would-ever-want-to-live-like-that.html
I think Armie Hammer could be a good candidate for the Democrats some day. He and his wife look like a President and First Lady. He has political contacts through his great-grandfather, and he can self-fund his campaign.
I hope The Rock runs.
http://www.vanityfair.com/style/2016/11/the-rock-run-for-president-2020
People seem to think Johnson’s a Republican, so it would have to be a primary challenge.
He is.
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/07/19/a-major-republican-actor-is-distancing-himself-from-his-gop-buddy-and-saying-hes-friends-with-obama/
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=582
Today, is THE day. R.I.P.
He was a great leader.you have to wonder what state of mind black people would be in right now,if he hadn’t been killed
Thinking about that. Since Doctor King had started to change his philosophy, from non-violence, to protecting yourself. Either we would have been wiped out, or in a much a stronger unified people today
Wait, they killed his mother to. Now that’s something I didn’t know. No wonder the black Panthers always wanted to make sure his wife had proper security.
His mother was killed by a black man, who was mentally ill.
okay, but why the word assassinated ?made me think it was an organized hit. Anyhow I liked the phrase (mentally ill) better, I would hate to think the guy was sane.
I used assassination because that’s how it’s often described. It seems the man had targeted her directly, so it probably does qualify.
The man said he hated black Christian ministers, and killed another deacon as he was killing Mrs. King.