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Martin Luther King Sr. (born Michael King; December 19, 1899 – November 11, 1984) was an African-American Baptist pastor, missionary, and an early figure in the civil rights movement. He was the father and namesake of the civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. He was the senior pastor of Atlanta 's Ebenezer Baptist Church from 1931 to 1975.
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Martin Luther King, Jr., credited his father with influencing his decision to join the ministry, saying: “He set forth a noble example that I didn’t [mind] following” (Papers 1:363). King, Sr., was born Michael King on 19 December 1897, in Stockbridge, Georgia.
Nov 12, 1984 · The Rev. Martin Luther King Sr., one of the South's most influential black clergymen for decades and the father of the slain civil rights leader who bore his name, died of heart disease yesterday...
- King was born into a house of religion and activism. Micheal (later Martin Luther) King Sr. was a devout Christian and Baptist minister. In fact, Michael was so impressed by the 16th century Protestant Reformer, Martin Luther, he changed both his and his son’s names.
- King started university at 15 years old. In 1944, as many young Black men were enlisted into the war depriving universities of their students, 15 year old King started at Morehouse College – an historically all-Black and male school.
- He was married to Coretta Scott. Coretta met King while he was studying in Boston. In 1953 they were married in Alabama and would go on to have 4 children together.
- He advocated for non-violent activism. Inspired by Biblical stories of Jesus ‘turning the other cheek’ and the Indian independence activist Mahatma Gandhi’s principle of ‘satyagraha’, King believed civil disobedience and non-violence were the only ways to sustainably advance the cause of Black Americans.
The Reverend Martin Luther King, Sr. (born Michael King; December 19, 1899 – November 11, 1984) was an African American civil rights activist and the father of Martin Luther King, Jr. He was a Baptist minister. His son - Martin Luther King, Junior - was a civil rights activist who went against racial segregation.
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Michael King (who later changed his name to Martin Luther King, Sr.), was born on 19 December 1897, the second child and first son. During his childhood, King, Sr., later recalled, “My mother had babies, worked the fields, and often went during the winter to wash and iron in the homes of whites around town” ( Papers 1:21 ).
May 16, 2023 · It's an oral history of his father, Martin Luther King Sr. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) MARTIN LUTHER KING SR: I was born in the midst of segregation at its height. And I was able to see...
