Christine King Farris

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Christine King Farris was an American educator, author, and civil rights activist, best known as the eldest sister of Martin Luther King Jr. and a longtime steward of his legacy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf author
civil rights activist
educator
human
awardReceived NAACP Image Award
surface form: NAACP Image Award (children’s literature, shared/related to her works)
causeOfDeath natural causes (reported)
child Isaac Newton Farris Sr.
surface form: Isaac Newton Farris Jr.
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1927-09-11
dateOfDeath 2023-06-29
educatedAt Columbia University
Spelman College
employer Spelman College
ethnicGroup African American
familyName Farris
King
father Martin Luther King Sr.
fieldOfWork African American history
civil rights
education
gender female
genre children's literature
memoir
givenName Christine
knownFor being the eldest sister of Martin Luther King Jr.
preserving the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
languageSpoken English
memberOf King family
mother Alberta Williams King
movement American civil rights movement
notableRelative Coretta Scott King
notableWork March On! The Day My Brother Martin Changed the World
My Brother Martin: A Sister Remembers Growing Up with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Through It All: Reflections on My Life, My Family, and My Faith
"Where Do We Go From Here?"
surface form: Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community? (contributor to King legacy projects)
occupation college professor
university administrator
writer
placeOfBirth Atlanta
surface form: Atlanta, Georgia, United States
placeOfDeath Atlanta
surface form: Atlanta, Georgia, United States
positionHeld director of the Learning Resources Center at Spelman College
professor of education at Spelman College
religion Baptist
residence Atlanta
surface form: Atlanta, Georgia, United States
sibling Alfred Daniel Williams King
Martin Luther King Jr.
Willie Christine King
spouse Isaac Newton Farris Sr.

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Alberta Williams King child Christine King Farris
Martin Luther King Sr. child Christine King Farris
Daddy King fatherOf Christine King Farris
King family hasNotableMember Christine King Farris
Alberta Williams King notableRelative Christine King Farris
Martin Luther King III notableRelative Christine King Farris