Christine 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.
Christine King Farris left behind a legacy of education and civil rights activism.
She received a Bachelor's degree in economics and went on to earn a Master’s degree in Social Foundations of Education in 1950 at New York’s Columbia University after being unable to attend the University of Georgia because Black students weren’t admitted at the time.and taught elementary school before returning to Spelman as an educator and director of the Learning Resources Center until her retirement in 2014 after 56 years.
Members of the King family, Martin Luther King III, Coretta Scott King and author Christine King Farris sing,"We Shall Overcome" during the 36th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Service at the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church Jan. 19, 2004, in Atlanta. According to a Spelman profile, Farris King described her and two younger brothers, Martin and Alfred, as"three peas in a pod."
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