Daddy King

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Daddy King was the influential Baptist minister and civil rights leader who was the father of Martin Luther King Jr.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Baptist minister
civil rights activist
human
birthDate 1899-12-19
birthPlace Stockbridge, Georgia, United States
burialPlace Atlanta
surface form: Atlanta, Georgia, United States
causeOfDeath heart attack
childOf Delia Linsey King
James Albert King
convertedName changed his name from Michael King to Martin Luther King Sr.
changed his son’s name from Michael King Jr. to Martin Luther King Jr.
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1984-11-11
denomination National Baptist Convention USA Inc.
surface form: National Baptist Convention, USA

Progressive National Baptist Convention
educatedAt Morehouse College
employer Ebenezer Baptist Church, Atlanta, Georgia
surface form: Ebenezer Baptist Church
ethnicGroup African American
familyName King
fatherOf Alfred Daniel Williams King
Christine King Farris
Martin Luther King Sr.
surface form: Martin Luther King Jr.
gender male
genre sermon
givenName Michael
hasHonorific Reverend
hasReligionRole Baptist pastor
influenced Martin Luther King Jr.
languageSpoken English
movement American civil rights movement
name Martin Luther King Sr.
nickname Daddy King self-link
notableEvent participation in the Civil Rights Movement alongside his son
notableFor advocacy for racial equality and civil rights
being the father of Martin Luther King Jr.
longtime leadership at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta
notableWork leadership at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta
occupation Baptist minister
civil rights leader
pastor
placeOfDeath Atlanta
surface form: Atlanta, Georgia, United States
positionHeld senior pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church
religion Baptists
surface form: Baptist Christianity
residence Atlanta
surface form: Atlanta, Georgia, United States
spouse Alberta Williams King
workLocation Atlanta
surface form: Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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Daddy King nickname Daddy King self-link