page_title: Martin Luther King Sr.
hierarchical_section_title: Martin Luther King Sr.
caption_attribution_description: Martin Luther King Sr., cropped from a photo in the Carter White House Photographs Collection. Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta
context_page_description: Martin Luther King Sr. was an African American Baptist pastor, missionary, and an early figure in the Civil Rights Movement. He was the father and namesake of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
context_section_description: 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 civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
caption: King c. 1979
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