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Is Martin Luther King Jr's sons and daughters still alive?

Three of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s four children, Martin Luther King, III, Dexter Scott King, and Bernice Albertine King, are still living. One of his children, Yolanda Denise King, died on May 15, 2007.


What was Martin Luther kings childerns names?

Marin Luther married Katharina Bora in 1525. They had six children:Magdalena LutherMargarete KunheimPaul LutherElisabeth LutherHans LutherMartin Luther


How many kildren did Hans and margrette Luther have?

hans and margrette luther had 2 girls and 1 son named martin luther


When did Martin Luther King Jr die and who killed him?

Martin Luther King, Jr. was shot and killed by James Earl Ray in 1968. Dr. King was standing on a balcony at the Loraine Hotel in Memphis, TN when he was shot. I believe he was in Memphis to help mediate a strike by city workers.


How was Martin Luther King hardworking?

Martin Luther King Jr. was part of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. He traveled over six million miles and gave over 25 hundred speeches where ever there was inequality, injustice, protest and action. He was arrested of about 20 times and was assaulted at least 4 times.He was awarded 5 honorary degrees, named man of the year by Time magazine in 1963 and became not only the symbolic leader of American blacks but also a world figure. At 35 years old he was the youngest man to receive a Noble Peace Prize and donated the prize money of $54,123 to the civil rights movement. In the evening of April 4, 1968 he was assassinated while standing on the balcony of his motel room in Memphis, Tennessee where he was to lead a protest march with striking garbage workers in that city.

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How many miles did Martin Luther King jr travel between 1957-1968?

Martin Luther King Jr. traveled over six million miles and spoke about twenty-five hundred times.


Who spoke with Martin Luther King Jr at the Lincoln Memorial?

Martin Luther King spoke along with Roy Wilkins, Whitney Young, A. Philip Randolph, John Lewis and James L Farmer Jr. They were known as the 'Big Six' at the Lincoln Memorial march.


Is Martin Luther King Jr's sons and daughters still alive?

Three of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s four children, Martin Luther King, III, Dexter Scott King, and Bernice Albertine King, are still living. One of his children, Yolanda Denise King, died on May 15, 2007.


What was Martin Luther kings childerns names?

Marin Luther married Katharina Bora in 1525. They had six children:Magdalena LutherMargarete KunheimPaul LutherElisabeth LutherHans LutherMartin Luther


How many kildren did Hans and margrette Luther have?

hans and margrette luther had 2 girls and 1 son named martin luther


How much did Martin Luther King Jr weigh when he was born?

Dr. King was five feet six and a half inches tall. Because of his big heart, huge talent and larger than life presence, people are often surprised to learn of his actual height.


How many wifes did martin Luther have?

Luther married Katherine von Bora, and ex-nun, on June 13, 1525. They had six children.


When did Martin Luther King Jr die and who killed him?

Martin Luther King, Jr. was shot and killed by James Earl Ray in 1968. Dr. King was standing on a balcony at the Loraine Hotel in Memphis, TN when he was shot. I believe he was in Memphis to help mediate a strike by city workers.


What collage did martin Luther king jr go to?

Coretta Scott King was born on April 27, 1927 in Heiberger, Alabama. She attended Lincoln Normal School on a school bus driven by her mother. After graduating high school she attended Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio.


What was the date when Martin Luther King Jr started the march?

Rev. King organized or was a key organizer in different marches and protests. The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, in which he delivered one of his famous speeches ('I have a Dream') - was on August 28, 1963. The march was initiated by A. Phillip Randolph. King was part of the "Big Six' representatives of movements organizing the march. It failed to start on time because its leaders were meeting with members of Congress. However, the hundreds of thousands of people attending started to walk without them from the Washington Monument to the Lincoln Memorial.


When did Birmingham Six happen?

Birmingham Six happened in 1975.


Who was number twenty six on the lightning?

martin st.lois