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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.
King, Martin Luther, Sr. December 19, 1897 to November 11, 1984. Bob Fitch photography archive, © Stanford University Libraries. In a speech expressing his views on “the true mission of the Church,” Martin Luther King, Sr., told his fellow clergymen that they must not forget the words of God: “The spirit of the Lord is upon me, because ...
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...
Martin Luther King Jr. (born Michael King Jr.; January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Christian minister, activist, and political philosopher who was one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968.
Nov 12, 1984 · Martin Luther King Sr., 84, Dies. By Martin Weil. 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...
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.
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 ).
