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Martin Luther King III (nephew) Bernice King (niece) 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 ...
The King Center tweeted Thursday that it mourns the loss of Farris, a founding board member, former vice-chair and treasurer, along with a photo of her. Bernice King tweeted a photo of herself ...
June 29, 2023 at 1:56 PM. By Kanishka Singh. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Christine King Farris, the sister of slain U.S. civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr and a prominent activist herself, died ...
Farris’ casket lay under the building’s gold dome on Friday ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and U.S. Sen. The post Christine King Farris, late sibling of MLK, receives rare tribute at ...
Alberta Christine Williams King (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. She was the choir director of the Ebenezer Baptist Church. She was shot and killed in the church by 23-year-old Marcus Wayne Chenault six ...
e. Martin Luther King Jr. (born Michael King Jr.; January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Baptist minister, activist, and political philosopher who was one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968. A black church leader and a son of early civil rights activist and minister ...
Farris outlived many of the people she loved, including her parents, her two brothers, her sister-in-law and her niece. ATLANTA The post Martin Luther King Jr.’s last sibling, Christine King ...
The Witness: From the Balcony of Room 306. The Witness: From the Balcony of Room 306 is a 2008 documentary short film created to honor the 40th annual remembrance of the life and death of Martin Luther King Jr. Directed by Adam Pertofsky, the film received a 2008 Oscar nomination in the "Best Documentary Short Subject" Category at the 81st ...