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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...
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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 ).
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.
Nov 12, 1984 · November 11, 1984 at 7:00 p.m. EST. The Rev. Martin Luther King Sr., 84, an eloquent Baptist preacher who was the father of the slain civil rights leader who bore his name, and was in his...
Jan 13, 2017 · By Martin Luther King Sr. January 13, 2017 9:30 AM EST. I n April 1968, my sons went to Memphis to help organize a struggle by the city’s sanitation workers to achieve better wages and...
