Martin Luther King III

Martin Luther King III (born October 23, 1957) is an American human rights activist and philanthropist. He is the oldest son and oldest living child of civil rights leaders Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King.

Martin Luther King III
File:Martin Luther King III (6851046046).jpg King in 2012
4th President of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
In office 1997–2004
Preceded by	Joseph Lowery
Succeeded by	Fred Shuttlesworth
Personal details
Born	23 October 1957 (aged 68) Montgomery, Alabama, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Arndrea Waters ​ ​ (m. 2006)​
Children	1
Parents	Martin Luther King Jr. Coretta Scott King
Relatives	Yolanda Denise King (sister) Dexter King (brother) Bernice King (sister) Alveda King (paternal first cousin) Edythe Scott Bagley (maternal aunt) Martin Luther King Sr. (grandfather)
Education	Morehouse College (BA)
Known for	Son of Martin Luther King Jr. Grandson of Martin Luther King Sr.

King was the 4th President of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference from 1997 to 2004.

Martin Luther King III Media

• MLK April4 rally.jpg

  Photograph of Martin Luther King III speaking at the April 4, 2011 "We Are One" Rally in Atlanta protesting the assault on collective bargaining rights of public workers.

• Reuven Rivlin with Martin Luther King III.jpg

  King meeting with Israeli president Reuven Rivlin in 2016. In the background is an Israeli artwork made of basalt ash.

• Martin Luther King III and daughter Yolanda Renee King speak at the unveiling of "The Embrace" sculpture in Boston.jpg

  King is joined by his daughter Yolanda at the 2023 unveiling of The Embrace sculpture in Boston