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Bernice said that while her mother loved roses, she did not have much time to tend to them because she was continuing her husband Martin Luther King, Jr.'s legacy. [41] On April 29, 2014, King and her brother Martin Luther King III joined Governor of Georgia Nathan Deal while he signed legislation to provide a statue of their father. [42] "We ...
Yolanda King with her parents in 1956. Yolanda Denise King (November 17, 1955 – May 15, 2007) was an American activist and campaigner for African-American rights and first-born child of civil rights leaders Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, who pursued artistic and entertainment endeavors and public speaking.
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s daughter remembered her late brother on Tuesday as a fierce and visionary steward of their father's legacy. The Rev. Bernice King choked back tears at times as ...
In 1978 Hall began serving as pastor at the Mt. Sharon Baptist in Philadelphia, driving there every weekend from Princeton. Hall struggled with religion after her daughter died of a stroke. [13] She later had some chronic issues, suffering from pain due to injury in an old accident. This ultimately contributed to her death many years later. [2]
Dexter’s older brother, Martin Luther King III, said Dexter has been welcomed home by their mother, father and sister Yolanda Denice King, who died in 2007, a year after their mother.
During Clemson University’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Keynote Program in January 2023, ... The elder Yolanda died on May 15, 2007, almost one year before her niece’s birthdate.
Willie Christine King Farris (September 11, 1927 – June 29, 2023) was an American teacher and civil rights activist. King was the sister of Martin Luther King Jr. She taught at Spelman College and was the author of several books and was a public speaker on various topics, including the King family, multicultural education, and teaching.
Alberta Christine Williams King (née Williams; September 13, 1904 – June 30, 1974) was an American civil rights organizer best known as the wife of Martin Luther King Sr.; and as the mother of Martin Luther King Jr., and also as the grandmother of Martin Luther King III. She was the choir director of the Ebenezer Baptist Church.