Martin Luther King, Sr.

The Reverend Martin Luther King, Sr. (born Michael King; December 19, 1899  – November 11, 1984) was an African American civil rights activist and the father of Martin Luther King, Jr.  He was a Baptist minister. His son – Martin Luther King, Junior – was a civil rights activist who went against racial segregation. His spouse, Alberta Williams King, was assassinated. King died on November 11, 1984 in Atlanta, Georgia at the age of 84.

Category:1899 births
Category:1984 deaths
Category:African-American people
Category:American Baptist ministers
Category:American civil rights activists
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Category:People from Atlanta