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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 ...
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- Willie Christine King, September 11, 1927, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
- June 29, 2023 (aged 95), Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
- Civil rights, teaching, public service
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 30, 2023 · Farris was born Willie Christine King on 11 September 1927 in Atlanta. She was the first child of the Reverand Martin Luther King Sr and Alberta Christine Williams King.
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.
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Jun 29, 2023 · ATLANTA (AP) — Christine King Farris, the last living sibling of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., has died. Her niece, the Rev. Bernice King, tweeted that her “beloved aunt” died Thursday. She was 95. For decades after her brother’s assassination in 1968, Farris worked along with his widow, Coretta Scott King, to preserve and promote ...
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.
