Martin Luther King III
Martin Luther King III (born October 23, 1957 in Montgomery , Alabama ) is an American human rights activist . He is the eldest son of civil rights activist Martin Luther King, Jr. and his wife Coretta Scott King . His siblings are Dexter Scott King , Bernice Albertine King, and Yolanda King .
Life
King attended Galloway School and Morehouse College as did his father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. In 1979 he got his bachelor's degree in political science from college .
In 1997, Martin Luther King III was elected chairman of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference . He held this office until 2004. In 2013 he was one of the prominent speakers along with Barack Obama , Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter at the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the historic address given by his father Martin Luther King at the Abraham Lincoln Memorial . In connection with the riots in Ferguson , he and Al Sharpton called for peaceful resistance.
After the death of their mother Coretta, the children and the estate administrators brought several lawsuits against each other in connection with the estate, licenses and documents of Martin Luther King.
In February 2008, Martin Luther King III married his long-time partner Andrea Waters. On May 25, 2008, the daughter Yolanda Renee King was born, the first and so far only grandchild of Martin Luther King. It was named after her aunt Yolanda King, who had died of heart disease at the age of 51 in Santa Monica a year earlier .
As part of the Montreal Black Film Festival 2015, he was honored with the Humanitarian Award for his commitment against inequality due to the skin color of people in the USA. He also starred in the 1978 film King, directed by Abby Mann .
literature
- Lynn Norment: The burden of being Martin Luther King III . In: Ebony . April, 1982, p. 96-102 (English, limited preview in Google Book Search).
Web links
- Martin Luther King III - On his Father's Legacy. biography.com. Retrieved April 15, 2016 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Martin Luther King III in the Notable Names Database , accessed on September 23, 2012
- ↑ Bonnie Bader: Who Was Martin Luther King, Jr.? Grosset & Dunlap, 2007, ISBN 978-0-448-44723-0 .
- ↑ Renzo Ruf: “Come on, let's march on” . In: Neue Luzerner Zeitung . August 29, 2013, p. 8 .
- ↑ Obama denounces inequality for blacks. Commemorative speech for Martin Luther King . In: Der Spiegel . August 28, 2013 ( online ).
- ↑ Konrad Kramar: Black preachers have their say. Call for peaceful resistance. Al Sharpton, Martin Luther King's son . In: Courier . August 19, 2014, p. 5 .
- ^ Kerstin Kohlenberg: City in black and white. Ferguson doesn't want to live with racism anymore . In: The time . 36, August 28, 2014, p. 7 ( online ).
- ↑ Uwe Schmitt: Embarrassing quarrel about Martin Luther King's legacy . In: The world . 16, January 20, 2015, pp. 8 ( online ).
- ^ Karl Zimmerman: First MLK grandchild born. CNN, May 26, 2008, accessed May 26, 2008 .
- ↑ Martin Luther King III receives Humanitarian Award. CTV News Montreal. Retrieved April 15, 2016 .
- ↑ Martin Luther King III in the Internet Movie Database (English)
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SURNAME | King, Martin Luther III |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American human rights activist |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 23, 1957 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Montgomery , Alabama , United States |