Martin Luther King III
| Martin Luther King III | |
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King in New York City, 2007
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| 4th President of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference | |
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In office 1997–2004 |
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| Preceded by | Joseph Lowery |
| Succeeded by | Fred Shuttlesworth |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
October 23, 1957 Montgomery, Alabama, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Andrea Waters (m. 2006) |
| Children | 1 |
| Parents |
Martin Luther King, Jr. Coretta Scott King |
| Relatives |
Yolanda King (sister) Dexter King (brother) Bernice King (sister) Alveda King (paternal first cousin) Edythe Scott Bagley (maternal aunt) |
| Occupation |
Human rights activist Community activist |
| Known for | Son of Martin Luther King Jr. Grandson of Martin Luther King Sr. |
Martin Luther King III (born October 23, 1957) is an American human rights advocate and community activist. He is the oldest son and oldest living child of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King.
Martin Luther King III was born on October 23, 1957, to civil rights advocates Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King. His mother had reservations about naming him after his famous father, "realizing the burdens it can create for the child," but King, Jr. always wanted to name his son Martin Luther III. King's birth occurred as his father was speaking to members of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and he announced his son's name after being told of the birth. King's birth caused much of his mother's time to be taken away from her artistry and she spent the remainder of his birth year caring for him and his older sister Yolanda.
Martin Luther King III has three siblings; the late Yolanda Denise King, Dexter Scott King and Rev. Bernice Albertine King. They were raised in Vine City, an urban neighborhood in Atlanta, Georgia. When he was eight years old and only in the third grade, he began to endure racial comments and insults from a Caucasian boy in his class, who also happened to like to draw. When he approached the boy and complimented him on a drawing of his, the harassment ceased.
He was ten years old when his father was assassinated. Years prior to his father's death, Harry Belafonte set up a trust fund for King and his siblings.
After he attended The Galloway School, he attended Morehouse College, the same school his father, his grandfather, and his great-grandfather attended. Martin Luther King III is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, as was his father. He received his B.A. degree in political science from Morehouse in 1979. King lived with his mother in his childhood home until his adulthood.
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