Christine King Farris, last living sibling of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., has died, family says. She was 95.
FILE - Christine King Farris, sister of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. speaks at the King holiday commemorative service at Ebenezer Baptist Church, the church where King preached, Jan. 19, 2015, in Atlanta. Farris, the last living sibling of Martin Luther King Jr., has died Thursday, June 29, 2023, according to her niece, the Rev. Bernice King. Her niece, the Rev. Bernice King, tweeted that her “beloved aunt” died Thursday. She was 95.
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. Bernice King tweeted a photo of herself with Farris, writing, “I love you and will miss you, Aunt Christine.” Farris outlived many of the people she loved, including her parents, her two brothers, her sister-in-law and her niece, Yolanda. She graduated from Spelman College in 1948 with a degree in economics on the same day Martin Luther King Jr. earned his degree in sociology from Morehouse College.
“Mrs. Farris was a force in her own right," Dickens said. “A champion of literacy and education, she taught at her alma mater, Spelman College, for nearly 50 years. As the last of the King siblings, she spent much of her life advocating for equality. She once said that her brother Martin simply gave us the blueprint, but it was our duty ‘to carry it out.’”
日本 最新ニュース, 日本 見出し
Similar News:他のニュース ソースから収集した、これに似たニュース記事を読むこともできます。
Christine King Farris, Martin Luther King Jr.’s sister and civil rights activist, dies at 95Christine Farris stood alongside her brother during the Civil Rights Movement. She was also an esteemed educator and author who has made a big impact at Spelman College, her alma mater.
続きを読む »
Christine King Farris, Martin Luther King Jr.’s sister and civil rights activist, dies at 95She also played a part in making the King Center what it is today, working along with Coretta Scott King.
続きを読む »
Christine King Farris, the last living sibling of Martin Luther King Jr., dies at 95Christine King Farris, the last living sibling of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., has died. Her niece, Bernice King, tweeted that her aunt died Thursday. She was 95.
続きを読む »
Christine King Farris, civil rights activist and sister of Martin Luther King Jr., dies at 95Christine King Farris, esteemed educator and civil rights activist, died Thursday at age 95. KIng Farris was also the older sister of Martin Luther King Jr.
続きを読む »
Christine King Farris, sister of Martin Luther King Jr, dies aged 95Christine 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, the King Center said.
続きを読む »
Christine King Farris, The Last Living Sibling Of Martin Luther King Jr., Dies At 95For decades after her brother’s assassination in 1968, Farris worked to preserve and promote Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy.
続きを読む »