Martin Luther King Jr. was a prominent leader in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s. He had four children with his wife, Coretta Scott King.
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Their oldest child, Yolanda Denise King, was born on November 17, 1955. She was an actress, speaker, and civil rights activist, following in her father’s footsteps.
She worked to promote nonviolence and racial equality and was involved in various organizations, including the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, which her father helped found. She passed away on May 15, 2007.
Their second child, Martin Luther King III, was born on October 23, 1957. He is also a civil rights activist and has served as the President of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. He has also been involved in various political campaigns and has run for public office multiple times.
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Martin King, Dexter King, Yolanda King, Bernice King Taken the children of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King from left, Martin Luther King III, Dexter King, the late Yolanda King and Bernice King stand next to a new crypt dedicated to their parents in Atlanta. Bernice is in a legal battle with her brothers over their father’s Bible and Nobel Peace Prize medal
MLK Children Legal Battle, Atlanta, USA
Their third child, Dexter Scott King, was born on January 30, 1961. He is a businessman and philanthropist, who served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the King Center for Nonviolent Social Change, which was founded by his mother.
Their fourth child, Bernice Albertine King, was born on March 28, 1963. She is a minister and the CEO of the King Center, which was founded by her mother, Coretta Scott King.
She is a strong advocate for nonviolence, civil rights, and social justice, and has been involved in many organizations and initiatives related to these issues.
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