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First-person account and rarely heard life story of the man known as Daddy King, the Reverend Martin Luther King, Sr.
Born in 1899 to a family of sharecroppers in Stockbridge, Georgia, Martin Luther King, Sr., came of age under the looming threat of violence at the hands of white landowners. Growing up, he watched as his family was crushed by the weight of poverty and racism, and he resolved to escape to Atlanta to answer the calling to become a preacher. Before he engaged in acts of political dissent and stepped to the pulpit of Ebenezer Baptist Church, where he would preach for more than forty years, King Sr. strove to earn high school and college diplomas while working double shifts as a truck driver, and fought to win the heart of his future wife, Alberta Bunch Williams.
Originally published in 1980, this poignant memoir chronicles the life of Rev. Martin Luther King, Sr. Here, King Sr. recalls the joys and struggles of his journey: the pain of leaving his mother, father, and siblings on the farm; the triumph of winning voting rights for blacks in Atlanta; and the feelings of fatherly pride and anxiety as he watched his son put himself in danger at the forefront of the movement."
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The Reverend Martin Luther King, Sr., was born in 1899 in Stockbridge, Georgia, and moved to Atlanta in 1916. Throughout the period of the civil rights movement, as well as his forty years as pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church, he served as a spiritual leader and advisor. He died on November 11, 1984, at the age of eighty-three.
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- PublisherBeacon Press
- Publication date2017
- ISBN 10 0807097764
- ISBN 13 9780807097762
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages224
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Now Back in Print- First-person account and rarely heard life story of the man known as "Daddy King," The Rev. Martin Luther King, Sr.From growing up amidst poverty and racism to preaching from the Ebenezer pulpit for forty years, King, Sr., reveals his life inside the civil rights movement-illustrating the profound influence he had on his sonBorn in 1899 to a family of sharecroppers in Stockbridge, Georgia, Martin Luther King, Sr., came of age under the looming threat of violence at the hands of white landowners. Growing up, he witnessed his family being crushed by the weight of poverty and racism, and escaped to Atlanta to answer the calling to become a preacher. Before engaging in acts of political dissent or preaching at Ebenezer Baptist Church, where he would remain for more than four decades, King, Sr., earned high school and college diplomas while working double shifts as a truck driver-and he won the heart of his future wife, Alberta "Bunch" Williams.In Daddy King, King, Sr., recalls the struggles and joys of his journey- the pain of leaving his parents and seven siblings on the family farm; the triumph of winning voting rights for blacks in Atlanta; and the feelings of fatherly pride and anxiety as he watched his son put his life in danger. Originally published in 1980, itis an unexpected and poignant memoir from an early and legendary figure in the civil rights movement. Originally published in 1980 by William Morrow. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780807097762
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