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Martin Luther King III holds his daughter, Yolanda Renee King, during a wreath laying ceremony at the Martin Luther King Jr. National Monument on Sunday, January 20, 2013, in Washington, D.C.
Yolanda Denise King (November 17, 1955 – May 15, 2007) was an American activist, a campaigner for African-American rights, and the first-born child of civil rights leaders Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, who pursued artistic and entertainment endeavors and public speaking. Her childhood experience was greatly influenced by her ...
King's first funeral took place on April 5, 1968, at R.S. Lewis Funeral Home in Memphis. After the shooting, King was taken by ambulance to the emergency room at St. Joseph's Hospital and was pronounced dead at 7:05 p.m. King's closest aides contacted Robert Lewis Jr.—a local funeral director who had first met King two days prior—to retrieve the body and prepare it for viewing.
Yolanda King’s “We Dream a World” to be released in early 2024. NEW YORK (AP) — The 15-year-old granddaughter of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is collaborating on a picture book tribute ...
Yolanda Renee King, the 9-year-old granddaughter of Martin Luther King Jr., told the March for Our Lives in Washington, D.C., that she dreams of a gun-free world.
King's lasting contributions to freedom and equality have made America a better and more compassionate nation." [19] Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice issued a statement reporting "the United States and the world have lost a champion of human rights. Mrs. King was one of the pioneers in our country's fight for equality and justice for all its ...
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.
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