Michael King Sr.'s Activism

Michael King

Michael King (later Martin Luther King Sr.) was a pastor and social activist from Georgia. As a leader of Ebenezer Baptist Church, he led community solidarity through faith activities. Standing at the forefront of movements demanding equal pay for African American teachers and the right to vote, he laid the foundation for early civil rights activities. He had a profound influence on the thought and leadership image of his son, MLK Jr., and continued to support the anti-discrimination movement from behind the scenes during the Cold War era.

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Year	Michael King
1899	Birth of Michael King (Period: December 19, 1899, Location: Stockbridge, Georgia, United States)
1910	Witnessing Lyching in Childhood (Michael King, Age: 10 years old, Period: Before 1910s, Location: Georgia, United States)
1914	World War I (Age: 14 years old, Period: 1914–1918, Location: Europe and other regions)
1917	Decision to Become a Minister (Michael King, Age: 17 years old, Period: Around 1917, Location: Around Stockbridge, Georgia, United States)
1918	Relocation to Atlanta and Beginning of Ministerial Work (Michael King, Age: 18 years old, Period: 1918–1920s, Location: Atlanta, Georgia, United States)
1920	Protests Against Racial Segregation in Atlanta (Age: 20 years old, Period: 1920s–1940s, Location: Atlanta, Georgia, United States)
1925	Theological Education at Morehouse College (Michael King, Age: 25 years old, Period: 1925–1931, Location: Atlanta, Georgia, United States)
1926	Marriage (Michael King, Alberta Christine Williams, Age: 26 years old, Period: November 25, 1926, Location: Ebenezer Baptist Church, Atlanta, Georgia, United States)
1927	Appointment as Assistant Pastor at Ebenezer Baptist Church (Michael King, Age: 27 years old, Period: 1927, Location: Atlanta, Georgia, United States)
1930	Atlanta Black Voter Registration Movement (Age: 30 years old, Period: 1930s–1940s, Location: Atlanta, Georgia, United States) Leadership in Atlanta NAACP and Civil Rights Movement (Age: 30 years old, Period: 1930s–1950s, Location: Atlanta, Georgia, United States)
1931	Appointment as Senior Pastor at Ebenezer Baptist Church (Michael King, Age: 31 years old, Period: 1931–1975, Location: Atlanta, Georgia, United States)
1934	Attendance at Baptist World Alliance Congress in Berlin (Michael King, Age: 34 years old, Period: 1934, Location: Berlin, Germany) Renaming to Martin Luther King (Age: 34 years old, Period: 1934, Location: Atlanta, Georgia, United States)
1940	Teacher Salary Equality Movement in Atlanta (Age: 40 years old, Period: 1940s, Location: Atlanta, Georgia, United States)
1941	World War II (Age: 41 years old, Period: 1941–1945, Location: No direct combat participation)
1950	Support for Eldest Son Martin Luther King Jr.'s Civil Rights Movement (Age: 50 years old, Period: 1950s–1968, Location: Regions centered on the Southern United States)
1960	1960 Atlanta Civil Rights Movement (Age: 60 years old, Period: 1960, Location: Atlanta, Georgia, United States) Co-Pastorship with Martin Luther King Jr. (Age: 60 years old, Period: 1960–1968, Location: Ebenezer Baptist Church, Atlanta, Georgia, United States)
1974	Assassination of Alberta Williams King (Age: 74 years old, Period: June 30, 1974, Location: Ebenezer Baptist Church, Atlanta, Georgia, United States)
1975	Retirement as Senior Pastor (Michael King, Age: 75 years old, Period: 1975, Location: Atlanta, Georgia, United States)
1984	Death of Michael King (Age: 84 years old, Period: November 11, 1984)

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The Johnson Family	Lyndon Baines Johnson Claudia Alta Taylor Johnson Luci Baines Johnson Lyndon Baines Johnson Jr.
The King Family	Michael King Jr. Coretta Scott Michael King Alberta Christine Williams Alfred Daniel King Willie Christine King

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