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- King came from a comfortable middle-class family steeped in the tradition of the Southern Black ministry: both his father and maternal grandfather were Baptist preachers. His parents were college-educated, and King’s father had succeeded his father-in-law as pastor of the prestigious Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta.
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6 days ago · What was Martin Luther King’s family life like? Martin Luther King, Jr., grew up as the middle child of Michael (later Martin Luther) King, Sr., and Alberta Williams King. His father was the minister of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta—the same church where Martin Luther King, Jr., would eventually minister.
What was Dr. Martin Luther King's childhood like? Read now to discover the world through his eyes as a child, growing up in a culture of segregation, and how this shaped his character.
January 15, 1929 – Michael (later Martin) Luther King, Jr., born at Williams/King family home at 501 Auburn Avenue in Atlanta. March 21, 1931 – A. D. Williams dies and is succeeded as pastor of Ebenezer by King Sr. May 18, 1941 – King Jr.'s grandmother Jennie Celeste Williams dies and family moves to 193 Boulevard in Atlanta.
Jan 15, 2015 · History. What Martin Luther King Jr. Was Like as a Child. 3 minute read. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. speaking before crowd of 25,000 on March 25, 1965 in Montgomery, Ala. Stephen F....
Apr 3, 2014 · Growing up in Atlanta, King entered public school at age 5. In May 1936, he was baptized, but the event made little impression on him. In May 1941, King was 12 years old when his...
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Nov 9, 2009 · Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia, the second child of Martin Luther King Sr., a pastor, and Alberta Williams King, a former schoolteacher.
Michael King Jr. was born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta; he was the second of three children born to Michael King Sr. and Alberta King ( née Williams ). [4] [5] [6] Michael Jr. had an older sister, Christine King Farris, and a younger brother, Alfred Daniel "A. D." King. [7]
