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Christine King Farris. 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 family, multicultural ...
Jun 30, 2023 · Christine King Farris smiles while watching President Barack Obama from Ebenezer Baptist Church following the 45th Martin Luther King, Jr. Annual Commemorative Service in Atlanta, January 21, 2013.
Jun 29, 2023 · Christine King Farris, right, with her sister-in-law Coretta Scott King, left, and her mother, Alberta King, in 1968 at the funeral for the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who had been ...
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Jun 29, 2023 · Christine King Farris was the last living sibling of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and a civil rights activist who worked with his widow, Coretta Scott King. She died on Thursday, leaving behind her husband, two children and a legacy of nonviolent resistance and social justice.
Jun 30, 2023 · Christine King Farris was the eldest sibling of Martin Luther King Jr. and a founding board member of the Martin Luther King Jr. Center. She died on Thursday morning, her family and the center announced.
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Jun 29, 2023 · Christine King Farris, who influenced her brother Martin Luther King, Jr., to join the church, passed away at 95. She was a professor emerita of education at Spelman College, a founding board member of the King Center, and an author of three books.
Jun 29, 2023 · Christine King Farris, who was the last living sibling of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., and wrote two children’s books on the civil rights leader’s life, died June 29 in Atlanta. She was 95.
