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Georgia, University of, integration of, 160
Georgian, The, 76
Graves, “Settle Up,” 15–16, 31–36
Green, Bishop S. L., 154
Greensboro, North Carolina, sit-in demonstrations in, 142, 144, 145
Hamilton, Grace, 105, 106
Hampton Institute, 63
Hartsfield, William B., 104–5, 106, 107, 116, 125, 129, 137, 142, 144, 149, 156, 164
Herndon, Alonzo F., 109
Hester, William H., 130, 131, 132
Hoover, J. Edgar, 167
Hope, John, 68
Hubert, C. D., 123
Hunter, Charlayne, 160
Intercollegiate Council, 124, 125
Jackson, Maynard, 166, 183
Jarrel, Ira, 119
Jenkins, Police Chief Herbert, 139, 144, 149
Johnson C. Smith University, 187
Kennedy, Edward, 196
Kennedy, John F., 158, 159
assassination of, 167
Kennedy, Robert, 158, 159, 172
Kennedy family, 196
King, Alberta Williams (Bunch), 5–6, 7, 11, 12, 67, 81, 100, 110
first meeting with Coretta Scott 131–34
gifted way with children, 113–14
grandchildren of, 164–65
husband and
children of, 73–74, 78
courtship, 60–64
first meeting with, 13
marriage, 71
role in Ebenezer pastorate, 82–83, 88, 172, 187
success of marriage, 173–74
King (A. D.) and, 175–76
King (M. L., Jr.) and, 153, 154–55, 169–71
assassination of, 172, 173
memorial services for, 185–86
murder and death of, 179–84
King, Alfred Daniel (A. D.), 78–79, 100, 109–11, 113, 157, 171
boyhood of, 109
children of, 164–65
Civil Rights Movement and, 165
nonviolent protests and arrest of, 156
death by drowning, 175
Ebenezer Baptist Church and, 166
as co-pastor, 174
education of, 126
effect of working in the North on, 128
King (M. L., Jr.) and, 171
King (M. L., Sr.) and, 175–76, 180
marriage of, 126–27
mother and, 175–76
pastorates of, 156, 161
SCLC and, 174
King, Alfred Daniel II, 164, 175, 176, 192
King, Alveda, 164, 175, 197
King, Bernice, 164
King, Christine, see Farris, Christine King
King, Cleo, 17
King, Coretta Scott, 135, 151, 155, 157–58, 174–75, 184, 196
children of, 164, 176
Farris (Christine) and, 185
first meeting with King (M. L., Sr.) and wife, 131–34
husband’s assassination, 172–73
India visit of, 155–56
marriage of, 134
King, Delia Lindsay, 15–16, 36
children of, 17
on hatred, 66
illness and death of, 64–65
religious faith of, 17–18
son and, 18, 23, 24–25, 30–31, 37–40, 44–45, 50, 61, 64–65, 178–79
King, Derek Barber, 164, 182, 183, 197
King, Dexter Scott, 164
King, Esther Darlene, 164, 192
King, Henry, 17, 44, 64
King, James, 17, 38, 44, 64
King, James Albert, 15–16, 66
bitterness of, 15–17, 28
children of, 17
drinking problem of, 28, 36, 37
racism and, 27–28, 32–35
son and, 18, 23, 27–28, 31–35, 37–40, 50–51, 58–59, 78–79, 110–11
King, Joel, 17, 28
King, Lenora, 17
King, Lonnie, 143–46, 147, 148
King, Lucille, 17, 38
King, Lucius, 17
King, Martin Luther, Jr. (M. L.), 78–79, 109–11
assassination of, 172–73
attitude toward whites, 124–25
boyhood of, 114
children of, 164
Civil Rights Movement and, 165
concern over assassination plots, 169–70
disagreement on tactics with other leaders, 160–61
Hoover’s campaign to destroy leadership of, 167
Kennedy (John) and, 158
Kennedy (Robert) and, 158
Memphis sanitation workers’ strike, 168, 171
Montgomery Bus Boycott, 135, 151, 152–53
nonviolent protests and arrest of, 156
Reidsville prison sentence of, 157–59
SCLC and, 151, 160–61
sense of mission in, 170
speaks out on importance of student demonstrations, 150
decision to enter ministry, 124
at the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church, 135
early encounters with racism, 97–100, 113
at the Ebenezer Baptist Church
as co-pastor, 151, 166
trial sermon preached, 124
education of, 122–26, 127–28
effect of working in the North on, 128
funeral of, 173
Gandhi’s influence on, 155–56
independent nature of, 161
India visit of, 155–56
King (A. D.) and, 171
King (Christine) and, 172–73, 185
King (M. L., Sr.) and, 155–56, 161, 172, 180
the Nobel Prize for Peace (1964), 166, 167
on son’s legacy, 197
marriage of, 134
Montgomery home bombed, 152, 154
mother and, 153, 154–55, 169–71, 172, 173
oratory power of, 130, 154–55
reaction to grandmother’s death, 100
receives Nobel Prize for Peace (1964), 166, 167
stabbed in Harlem store, 155
Stride Toward Freedom, 155
King, Martin Luther, Sr.
addresses Alabama state legislature, 188–89
attempts to register to vote, 56–58
belief in ballot as key to change, 114–15
Carter and, 193–96
Presidential inauguration of, 196
reelection campaign (1980), 196
Chaney (Bertha) and, 46–49
church, importance in early life of, 18–19, 31
Civil Rights Movement and Atlanta’s black-white coalition, 101–2
as early proponent of, 87–88
on importance of boycotts, 136–37
leads protest of black school-teachers, 95–97
organizes voting-rights march, 90–93
pickets City Hall over segregated facilities, 108
at Democratic National Convention (1976), 194–95
early marriage plans of, 5–7
Ebenezer Baptist Church and active in Civil Rights Movement, 91, 148
becomes pastor of, 82–85
congregation’s consolation after wife’s murder, 184
financial backing for black teachers’ pay scale fight, 107
“Misplaced Emphasis” sermon, 121
new church built, 109
retires as pastor, 184–85, 187, 191
sermon style of, 177
works to strengthen congregation, 83–84, 86, 87–88
education of, 10–11, 29–30, 53–54, 67–69, 78, 79–80
elected to Morehouse Board of Trustees, 131
European and Middle East visit of (1934), 88
family of, importance of, 85
father and, 18, 23, 27–28, 31–35, 37–40, 50–51, 58–59, 78–79, 110–11
feelings toward Ray and Chenault, 191
first meeting with Coretta Scott, 131–34
first preaching experience in Atlanta, 48–49
grandchildren of, 164–65
great-grandchildren of, 197
hatred of country life and farmin
g, 20, 23
Kennedy (John) and, 158, 159
King (A. D.) and, 180
death by drowning, 175
King (M. L., Jr.) and, 155–56, 161, 180
assassination of, 172–73
Nobel Prize for Peace (1964), 166, 167
on son’s legacy, 197
King (Woodie Clara) and
aid in furthering education of, 58–59
influence on brother, 9, 10, 52
lecture tours of, 178, 192
mother and, 18, 23, 24–25, 30–31, 37–40, 44–45, 50, 61, 64–65, 178–79
nonviolence, importance of, 197–98
political beliefs of, 158, 194
racism and
in Atlanta, 54–55
in rural Georgia, 20–23, 32–35, 43–45
runs away from home, 41–42
rural speech style of, 8–9
sense of family loss, 184–85
sermon at Dexter Avenue Baptist Church, 188–89
singing voice of, 18–19, 20
with Southern Railroad Yards, 41–45, 85, 89
Traveler’s Rest Baptist Church and, 80, 82–83
as a traveling country preacher, 45–46, 177
on U.S. future progress, importance of blacks to, 197–98
Wallace and, 189–90, 195
whites and
early hatred of, 22–23, 66
loses capacity for hatred, 178, 191
wife and
children of, 73–74, 78
courtship, 60–64
first meeting with, 13
marriage, 71
murder and death of, 179–84
role in Ebenezer pastorate, 82–83, 88, 172, 187
success of marriage, 173–74
King, Martin Luther III, 164, 197
King, Naomi Barber, 127, 164, 184
King, Primus, 105
King, Ruby, 17, 36, 38, 66
King, Vernon, 164
King, Woodie Clara, 11, 13, 14, 17, 26, 36–37, 61, 62, 70
brother and
aid in furthering education of, 58–59
influence on, 9, 10, 52
King, Yolanda Denise, 155, 164, 197
Knoxville College, 187
Laster, Mrs., 7–8, 14
Leund, Philip, 131, 132, 134
Lewis, John, 160
Lewis, Lloyd O., 67–69
Little Rock, Arkansas, 149
Lorraine Motel (Memphis), 172
Low, Mrs., 29, 30
Low, Reverend, 37, 65
Mays, Dr. Benjamin E., 101, 107, 123, 124, 142, 153, 186
Memphis, Tennessee, 168, 170
assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., 172
sanitation workers’ strike, 168, 170
Mitchell, Judge Oscar, 156, 158
Montgomery, Alabama
Bus Boycott, 135–36, 151, 152–53
racism in, 135
Montgomery Improvement Association, 153
Morehouse College, 67–69, 78, 79–80, 87, 101, 122–26, 127, 143, 149, 153
Nabrit, James M., 71, 78
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), 76, 102, 139–40, 146, 147
SCLC and, 160–61
Nelson, India, 13–14
New England Conservatory of Music, The, 132
Nixon, Richard, 158, 159, 195
Nobel Prize for Peace (1964), 166, 167
Parks, Rosa, 135, 152
Poor People’s Campaign, 174
Presbyterian Church, U.S., 187
Primus King v. The State of Georgia, 104
Princeton Theological Seminary, 187
Racism
in Atlanta, 54–55, 97–100, 113
riot (1906), 75–76
in Birmingham, 167
Farris (Christine) and, 119–20, 121
King (James Albert) and, 27–28, 32–35
King (M. L., Jr.) and, 97–100, 113
King (M. L., Sr.) and
in Atlanta, 54–55
in rural Georgia, 20–23, 32–35, 43–45
in Montgomery, 135
in 1930s, 86–87, 97
Ray, James Earl, 191
Ray, Sandy, 69–70, 71, 186
Reidsville (state prison), 157–59
Rich, Richard, 141
Roberts, Joseph Lawrence, Jr., 187–88, 192
Roberts, Joseph Lawrence, Sr., 187
Rockefeller, Nelson, 173, 194
Rockefeller family, 115
Roosevelt, Franklin D., 115, 189
Scott, C. A., 102, 106, 109, 145, 146, 147
Scott, Coretta, see King, Coretta Scott
Shuttlesworth, Fred, 160
Sisters Chapel, 185, 188
Sommerville, Robert, 137, 138–39
South, the
lack of leadership for change among whites, 94–95, 103–4
the “nigger” image, 86–87
racial arrangements in, 88–89, 103–4, 116
See also Civil Rights Movement; Racism; names of southern cities
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), 151, 156
King (A. D.) and, 174
King (M. L., Jr.) and, 151
NAACP and, 160–61
Southern Railroad Yards, 41–45, 85, 89
Southern Regional Council, 107
Spelman Seminary (College), 5, 7, 12, 13, 14, 117, 118, 127, 146, 150, 163, 185, 188
Standard Life Insurance Company, 109
Stride Toward Freedom (King, Jr.), 155
Thompson, Robert, 105, 106
Tisdale, James, 6, 8
Traveler’s Rest Baptist Church, 80, 82–83
Twelfth Street Baptist Church, 130
Union Theological Seminary, 187
U. S. Constitution, 95, 140
U. S. Supreme Court
Primus King v. The State of Georgia, 104
public vehicle seating ruling, 136, 153
school desegregation ruling, 130, 140, 145, 161
Urban League, 139, 146, 147, 161
Usher, Bazoline, 119
Vandiver, Ernest, 146–47
W. H. Crogman School, 119
Walden, A. T., 102, 142, 154
Walker, Wyatt Tee, 160
Wallace, George, 189–90, 195
Washington High School, 122
Washington Monument, 196
Watkins, Lillian, 193
Watson, Dr. Melvin, 186
Wheat Street Baptist Church, 138, 139
Wilkins, Roy, 161
Williams, A. D., 60–61, 62–63, 64, 67, 71–77, 80, 82, 91–92
background of, 75
death and funeral of, 80–81
Ebenezer Baptist Church and, 5, 6, 12, 73–74, 80
organizes newspaper boycott, 77–78
Williams, Alberta, see King, Alberta Williams (Bunch)
Williams, Jennie Celeste, 12, 14, 72–73, 74, 80, 83, 100
Williams, Sam, 139
World Baptist Conference (1934), 88
World War Two, 115, 117
Yates, C. R., 154
Young, Andrew, 160, 173
Young, Jean, 173
Young, Whitney, 146, 161
Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA), 92
King, Sr.’s father, James Albert King, in the early 1920s.
King, Sr., at twenty-two, soon after leaving his hometown of Stockbridge for Atlanta. For five years he held jobs from railroad fireman to truck driver while he worked to earn his high school diploma at the Bryant School.
King, Sr., and his wife, Alberta “Bunch” Williams King. King, Sr., gave her the nickname upon her return from college, shortening “bunch-of-goodness” to just “Bunch.” They were married in 1926.
King, Sr.’s father-in-law, the Reverend Adam Daniel Williams, in the backyard of the family home on Auburn Street in northeast Atlanta during the early 1920s.
King, Sr.’s graduation photo, taken upon earning his degree from Morehouse College in 1930. By the time he earned his degree, he had thre
e children and was next in line to take the pulpit at Ebenezer Baptist Church.
A family portrait of the Kings, taken in 1939. Clockwise: King, Sr.; mother-in-law, Mrs. Jeannie C. Parks Williams; son Martin Luther, Jr.; daughter, Christine; younger son, Alfred Daniel; and wife, Alberta Williams King.
King, Sr.; Alberta Williams King; King, Jr.; Alfred Daniel Williams King; Christine King Farris; and King, Sr.’s brother Joel King, in the late 1940s.
King, Sr.; Jesse Jackson; Alberta Williams King; and Christine King Farris at her Spelman College commencement.
King, Sr., reading the Bible while riding a bus to protest segregated transportation in 1957.
Photo of the extended King-Williams family. King, Sr., is seated among his many grandchildren, pointing at the camera.
King, Sr.; Alberta Williams King; Coretta Scott King; and Christine King Farris board a plane in 1964, en route to King, Jr.’s Nobel Peace Prize presentation ceremony.
King, Jr.; Isaac Newton Farris, Sr.; Alfred Daniel Williams King; and King, Sr., pose for a photo in the mid-1960s.
King, Sr.; Alberta Williams King; and Coretta Scott King listen to ceremonies at Morehouse College during a memorial for King, Jr., shortly after his death in April 1968.
A seventy-five-year-old King, Sr., gives an emotional sermon, marking the end of his forty-four-year ministry at the Ebenezer Baptist Church.
President Jimmy Carter and First Lady Rosalynn Carter join King, Sr.; Andrew Young; Coretta Scott King; and other civil rights leaders during a visit to Ebenezer Baptist Church in January 1979.
King, Sr., stands outside Ebenezer Baptist Church in 1981.
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Copyright © 1980 by The Reverend Martin Luther King, Sr. Reprinted by arrangement with the Heirs to the Estate of Martin Luther King, Sr.
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