King, Martin Luther, Sr., 1899-1984

Authoritative Name:
King, Martin Luther, Sr., 1899-1984
Biography:
Father of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. "Throughout his life, King, Sr., was a prominent civic leader in Atlanta, serving on the boards of Atlanta University, Morehouse College, and the National Baptist Convention. After the assassination of King Jr., he spoke at numerous events honoring his son. A strong supporter of Jimmy Carter, he delivered invocations to the Democratic National Convention in 1976 and 1980. After serving Ebenezer for 44 years, he died in Atlanta in 1984." -- King Encyclopedia, Stanford University
Associated Subjects:
King, Martin Luther, Sr., 1899-1984
Archival Collections And Reference Resources:

79 items in 10 collections (expand all)

Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Social Change, correspondence and printed materials, 1975

Creator:
AFL-CIO. Civil Rights Department
Kehrer, E. T., 1921-1996
Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change
King, Coretta Scott, 1927-2006
Morris, Calvin S.
Meany, George, 1894-1980
AFL-CIO
Date of Original:
1975
Collection:
AFL-CIO Southeast Division Civil Rights Department Records
Contributing Institution:
Georgia State University. Special Collections

Name files, Kennedy - Lomax, 1961-1982

Creator:
AFL-CIO. Civil Rights Department
Date of Original:
1961/1982
Collection:
AFL-CIO Southeast Division Civil Rights Department Records
Contributing Institution:
Georgia State University. Special Collections

Alberta Williams King with Martin Luther King Sr., Coretta Scott King, during a celebration honoring Mrs. King for her years as church organist and director, 1972

Creator:
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Date of Original:
1972-09-11
Collection:
Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographs
Contributing Institution:
Georgia State University. Special Collections

Coretta Scott King and Martin Luther King Sr. with an unidentified officer during services observing the death of Martin Luther King Jr., 1969

Creator:
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Date of Original:
1969-04-07
Collection:
Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographs
Contributing Institution:
Georgia State University. Special Collections

Coretta Scott King and family members during the funeral service of Martin Luther King Sr., 1984

Creator:
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Date of Original:
1984-11-15
Collection:
Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographs
Contributing Institution:
Georgia State University. Special Collections

Coretta Scott King sits veiled with family members during the funeral service of her husband, 1968

Creator:
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Date of Original:
1968-04-07
Collection:
Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographs
Contributing Institution:
Georgia State University. Special Collections

Coretta Scott King with Mr. and Mrs. Martin Luther King Sr., 1971

Creator:
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Date of Original:
1971-11-05
Collection:
Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographs
Contributing Institution:
Georgia State University. Special Collections

Coretta Scott King with her family and children mourning during the funeral of Martin Luther King Jr., 1970

Creator:
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Date of Original:
1970-04-04
Collection:
Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographs
Contributing Institution:
Georgia State University. Special Collections
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Selma, Alabama Demonstration

Date of Original:
1965
Collection:
Florida Memory Project
Contributing Institution:
Florida State Archives

Benjamin Brown oral history interview, 1996 October 15

Creator:
Brown, Benjamin, 1939-1999
Date of Original:
1996-10-15
Collection:
Georgia Government Documentation Project
Contributing Institution:
Georgia State University. Special Collections

Group of African Americans observing the ""March Against Fear"" begun by James Meredith.

Creator:
Peppler, Jim
Date of Original:
1966-06
Collection:
Jim Peppler Southern Courier Photograph Collection
Contributing Institution:
Alabama. Department of Archives and History

Martin Luther King, Sr., speaking to an audience at Holt Street Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama.

Creator:
Peppler, Jim
Date of Original:
1966-12-04
Collection:
Jim Peppler Southern Courier Photograph Collection
Contributing Institution:
Alabama. Department of Archives and History

Martin Luther King, Sr., speaking to an audience at Holt Street Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama.

Creator:
Peppler, Jim
Date of Original:
1966-12-04
Collection:
Jim Peppler Southern Courier Photograph Collection
Contributing Institution:
Alabama. Department of Archives and History

Martin Luther King, Sr., speaking to an audience at Holt Street Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama.

Creator:
Peppler, Jim
Date of Original:
1966-12-04
Collection:
Jim Peppler Southern Courier Photograph Collection
Contributing Institution:
Alabama. Department of Archives and History

Martin Luther King, Sr., speaking to an audience at Holt Street Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama.

Creator:
Peppler, Jim
Date of Original:
1966-12-04
Collection:
Jim Peppler Southern Courier Photograph Collection
Contributing Institution:
Alabama. Department of Archives and History

Martin Luther King, Sr., speaking to an audience at Holt Street Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama.

Creator:
Peppler, Jim
Date of Original:
1966-12-04
Collection:
Jim Peppler Southern Courier Photograph Collection
Contributing Institution:
Alabama. Department of Archives and History
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Southwind No. 5

Creator:
Lewis, Boyd, 1944-
Date of Original:
1981-01-09
Collection:
Southwind recordings
Contributing Institution:
Atlanta History Center

Martin Luther King, Sr.

Creator:
The State Media Company (Columbia, S.C.)
Roberts, Maxie
Date of Original:
1976-05-08
Collection:
The State Newspaper Photograph Archive
Contributing Institution:
Richland Library

Martin Luther King, Sr. at Allen University

Creator:
The State Media Company (Columbia, S.C.)
Roberts, Maxie
Date of Original:
1976-05-08
Collection:
The State Newspaper Photograph Archive
Contributing Institution:
Richland Library

Oral history interview of Charles L. Singleton

Creator:
Bruckner, William Joseph, 1944-
Singleton, Charles L., 1947-
Date of Original:
2020-01-17
Collection:
Veterans History Project: Oral History Interviews
Contributing Institution:
Atlanta History Center

Dr. Alton Hornsby, Jr. interview

Creator:
Hornsby, Jr., Dr. Alton
Merritt, Carole
Date of Original:
2006-01-26
Collection:
Voices Across The Color Line Oral History Collection, 2005-2006
Contributing Institution:
Atlanta History Center

Joseph and Alethea Boone interview

Creator:
Boone, Alethea and Boone, Joseph
Merritt, Carole
Date of Original:
2006-04-03
Collection:
Voices Across The Color Line Oral History Collection, 2005-2006
Contributing Institution:
Atlanta History Center

Lonnie King interview

Creator:
King, Jr., Lonnie, C. 1936-
Merritt, Carole
Date of Original:
2005-11-21
Collection:
Voices Across The Color Line Oral History Collection, 2005-2006
Contributing Institution:
Atlanta History Center

AWARD PRESENTED ON BIRTHDAY OF MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. AS PART OF COMMEMORATIVE ACTIVITIES

Creator:
WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
Date of Original:
1975-01-15
Collection:
WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
Contributing Institution:
Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

Georgia governor Jimmy Carter issues proclamation in memory of Martin Luther King, Jr. Soul singer James Brown hopes King's birthday will become a national holiday.

Creator:
WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
Date of Original:
1973-01-15
Collection:
WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
Contributing Institution:
Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

Series of WSB-TV newsfilm clips of African Americans celebrating and demonstrating as they prepare for the Poor People's March on Washington, 1968

Creator:
WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
Date of Original:
1968
Collection:
WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
Contributing Institution:
Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

Series of WSB-TV newsfilm clips of reporter Gail Edmonds and others with coverage of the fatal shooting by Marcus Wayne Chenault, Jr., of Alberta Williams King and church deacon Edward Boykin at Ebenezer Baptist Church, with reactions from community members including Atlanta mayor Maynard Jackson, Atlanta, Georgia, 1974 June 30

Creator:
WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
Date of Original:
1974-06-30
Collection:
WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
Contributing Institution:
Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

WSB-TV newsfilm clip of Martin Luther King, Sr. speaking at a Sunday service at Ebenezer Baptist Church following the death of his son A. D. King, Atlanta, Georgia, 1969 July 27

Creator:
WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
Date of Original:
1969-07
Collection:
WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
Contributing Institution:
Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

WSB-TV newsfilm clip of an Atlanta civil rights march protesting alleged police brutality in Selma, Alabama, Atlanta, Georgia, 1965 March 16

Creator:
WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
Date of Original:
1965-03-16
Collection:
WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
Contributing Institution:
Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection
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