What is Martin Luther King, Sr.?
{{Infobox person | honorific_prefix = <small>[[The Reverend]]</small> | name = Martin Luther King, Sr. | image = Martin Luther King Sr, c1977-81.jpg | birth_name = Michael King | birth_date = {{birth date|1899|12|19}} | birth_place = [[Stockbridge, Georgia|Stockbridge]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], [[United States|U.S.]] | death_date = {{death date and age|1984|11|11|1899|12|19}} | death_place = [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] | occupation = [[Baptist]] minister | party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | spouse = [[Alberta Williams King]] 1926–1974 (her death) | parents = James King<br>(1863-1933)<br>Delia Linsey King<br>(1875-1924) | children = [[Martin Luther King, Jr.]] (deceased)<br>[[Christine King Farris]]<br>[[Alfred Daniel Williams King]] (deceased) | signature = Martin Luther King, Sr. Signature.svg }} The Reverend '''Martin Luther King, Sr.''' (born '''Michael King'''; December 19, 1899 – November 11, 1984) was an [[African American]] [[civil rights]] activist and the father of [[Martin Luther King, Jr]]. He was a Baptist minister. His son – Martin Luther King, Junior – was a civil rights activist who went against [[racial segregation]]. His spouse, Alberta Williams King, was assassinated. King died on November 11, 1984 in Atlanta, Georgia at the age of 84. {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:King, Martin Luther, Sr.}} [[Category:1899 births]] [[Category:1984 deaths]] [[Category:African-American people]] [[Category:American Baptist ministers]] [[Category:American civil rights activists]] [[Category:Deaths from myocardial infarction]] [[Category:People from Atlanta]]