[1] It is almost certain that he broke whatever affiliation he had with the Republican Party, inherited via his father, who had gone so far as to endorse Richard M. Nixon. After the nomination of Barry Goldwater for the presidency, King wrote in his Autobiography, "The Republican Party geared its appeal and program to racism, reaction, and extremism. All people of good will viewed with alarm and concern the frenzied wedding at the Cow Palace of the KKK with the radical right. The best man at this ceremony was a senator whose voting record, philosophy, and program were anathema to all the hard-won achievements of the past decade." Photographs exist of King campaigning for LBJ in 1964.
Father: Michael Luther King, Sr. (pastor, d. 11-Nov-1984)
Mother: Alberta Williams King (schoolteacher)
Sister: Willie Christine King
Brother: Alfred Daniel Williams King
Wife: Coretta Scott King (m. 18-Jun-1953, until his death, d. 2006, two daughters, two sons)
Daughter: Yolanda Denise (b. 17-Nov-1955, d. 15-May-2007)
Son: Martin Luther King III (activist, b. 1957)
Son: Dexter (b. 1961)
Daughter: Bernice Albertine (b. 1963)
University: Morehouse College (1948)
Theological: BD, Crozer Theological Seminary, Chester, PA (1951)
University: PhD Systematic Theology, Boston University (1955)
Spingarn Medal 1957
Time Person of the Year 1963
Nobel Peace Prize 10-Dec-1964
Margaret Sanger Award 1966
Presidential Medal of Freedom 11-Jul-1977 (posthumous)
Ebony Columnist (1957-58)
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Assassination Attempt 1956
Assassination Attempt stabbed in Harlem, NY by Izola Ware Curry 20-Sep-1958
Stabbed
Shot Memphis, TN (4-Apr-1968)
Loitering Montgomery, AL 3-Sep-1958
Tax Evasion allegedly falsified 1956 & 1958 Alabama state income tax returns 17-Feb-1960
Driving without a License Georgia 4-May-1960
Civil Disobedience Atlanta, GA 19-Oct-1960, charge dropped
Violating Probation Atlanta, GA 19-Oct-1960
Disturbing the Peace Albany, GA 16-Dec-1961
Disorderly Conduct Albany, GA 27-Jul-1962
Civil Disobedience (parading without a permit) Birmingham, AL 12-Apr-1963
Contempt of Court Birmingham, AL 12-Apr-1963
Civil Disobedience Selma, AL 1-Feb-1965
Died Intestate
Birthday Is Holiday 15-Jan Martin Luther King Day (USA)
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
Birth of the Living Dead (18-Oct-2013) · Himself
The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 (Feb-2011) · Himself
Salute (17-Jul-2008) · Himself
From the Earth to the Moon (5-Apr-1998) · Himself
Berkeley in the Sixties (Jan-1990) · Himself
I Am Curious (Yellow) (9-Oct-1967) · Himself
Rotten Library Page:
Martin Luther King
Author of books:
Stride Toward Freedom (1958, nonfiction)
Why We Can't Wait (1964, nonfiction)
Where Do We Go From Here? (1967, nonfiction)
AKA Michael Luther King, Jr.