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Willie Christine King ( Atlanta, 11 settembre 1927 – Atlanta, 29 giugno 2023) è stata una scrittrice, insegnante e attivista statunitense .
Willie Christine King Farris (September 11, 1927 – June 29, 2023) was an American teacher and civil rights activist. King was the sister of Martin Luther King Jr. She taught at Spelman College and was the author of several books and was a public speaker on various topics, including the King family, multicultural education , and teaching.
Farris added that “the best way each of us can celebrate Martin’s life” is to “join in the struggle for freedom, peace and justice” (Farris, “Young Martin”). Born on 11 September 1927, in Atlanta, Georgia, Christine was the first child of Martin Luther King, Sr., and Alberta Williams King.
30 giu 2023 · Christine King Farris, the sister of slain U.S. civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr and a prominent activist herself, died on Thursday at the age of 95.
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29 giu 2023 · Christine King Farris, the last living sibling of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., died on Thursday. She was 95. Her death was announced by her niece, the Rev. Bernice King, in a...
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29 giu 2023 · Farris was born Willie Christine King on Sept. 11, 1927, in Atlanta. She was the first child of the Rev. Martin Luther King Sr. and Alberta Christine Williams King. Farris helped Coretta Scott King build The King Center and helped to teach Martin Luther King Jr.'s philosophy of nonviolent resistance .
29 giu 2023 · Christine King Farris, professor emerita of education at Spelman College and Martin Luther King, Jr.,'s older sister, passed away this morning in Atlanta at the age of 95. Born on 11 September 1927 in Atlanta, Georgia, Willie Christine King served as an early influence on her two brothers, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Alfred Daniel King.
