What was Martin Luther King Jr's white friend name?

Answer 1

The name of Martin Luther King Jr's white friend was Stanley Levison. Levison was a New York lawyer and businessman who became one of King's closest advisors and confidants during the Civil Rights Movement. Levison was born in New York City in 1912 and earned a law degree from New York University in 1937. He worked as a labor lawyer and eventually became a partner in a prominent New York law firm.

Levison first became involved in the civil rights movement in the 1950s when he joined the American Jewish Congress and the NAACP, and began providing legal advice to civil rights activists. In 1956, he met King at a civil rights rally in Montgomery, Alabama and the two quickly became close friends. Levison became a crucial advisor to King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), providing legal advice and financial support to the organization. He also helped King to develop his strategy and tactics, and was one of the few people with whom King shared his ideas and plans.

Levison's involvement with the civil rights movement was not without controversy. In 1964, the FBI began investigating Levison due to his alleged ties to the American Communist Party. Although Levison denied the accusations, the FBI continued to monitor the relationship between King and Levison, and the allegations contributed to a strain in their friendship. In 1971, King and Levison parted ways and Levison eventually retired from the civil rights movement.

Although their friendship ended, Levison remained a loyal supporter of King's civil rights movement and dedicated his life to advancing the cause of racial equality. In recognition of his contributions, he was posthumously awarded the NAACP's Spingarn Medal in 2000.

Answer 2

Thomas Legdan