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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. Her childhood experience was greatly influenced by her ...
Martin Luther King Jr. poses for a family portrait with his daughter Yolanda Denise King, son Dexter Scott King, his wife Coretta Scott King and son Martin Luther King III at their home in Atlanta ...
The first-born child, Yolanda King, died at 51 in 2007. Dr. King's other son, Dexter King, died Jan. 22 at 62. The other surviving child is Bernice King, 60, a lawyer and minister.
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King's other son, Dexter King, died Jan. 22 at 64, and his other daughter, Yolanda King, died at 51 in 2007. For more information, visit civilrightsmuseum.org .
She later attended the 2006 funeral of her sister-in-law Coretta Scott King and the 2007 funeral of niece Yolanda King. In an interview with CNN, King Farris said she would not attend an April 2008 event marking the 40th anniversary of her brother's assassination, because the painful memories of her last visit to Memphis still haunted her. [10]
Yolanda King’s “We Dream a World” to be released in early 2024 NEW YORK (AP) — The 15-year-old granddaughter of The post Martin Luther King, Jr’s granddaughter pens a book she calls a ...
King married Scott on June 18, 1953, on the lawn of her parents' house, in Heiberger, Alabama. [96] They had four children: Yolanda King (1955–2007), Martin Luther King III (b. 1957), Dexter Scott King (1961–2024), and Bernice King (b. 1963). [97] King limited Coretta's role in the civil rights movement, expecting her to be a housewife and ...