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Martin Luther King III was born on October 23, 1957, at St. Jude's Hospital in Montgomery, Alabama [1] to civil rights advocates Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King.
The first son of Martin Luther King, Jr., and Coretta Scott King, Martin Luther King, III, was born 23 October 1957. He graduated from Morehouse College with a BA in political science. He is a popular speaker and a community activist with a special interest in programs that support young people.
To grow up in the shadow of anyone is a difficult task, but to grow up as the namesake of one of the most important men in the twentieth century requires a Herculean effort. Such is the fate of Martin Luther King, III, who was all of ten years old when his father, famed civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was assassinated.
Jun 28, 2024 · Martin Luther King, Jr. (born January 15, 1929, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.—died April 4, 1968, Memphis, Tennessee) was a Baptist minister and social activist who led the civil rights movement in the United States from the mid-1950s until his death by assassination in 1968.
Jan 15, 2023 · Martin Luther King III, Dr. King’s eldest son and a global human rights advocate, joins John Yang to discuss his father’s legacy.
Martin Luther King III is an American human rights activist, philanthropist and advocate. The elder son of civil rights leaders Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, King served as the fourth president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference from 1997 to 2004.
Martin Luther King, III. Biography. As the oldest son of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Mrs. Coretta Scott King, Martin Luther King III is carrying the torch lit by both of his parents into the 21st century.
