Martin Luther King III | |
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.jpg) King in 2023 | |
| 4th President of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference | |
| In office 1997–2004 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Lowery |
| Succeeded by | Fred Shuttlesworth |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 23, 1957 Montgomery, Alabama, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Arndrea Waters (m. 2006) |
| Children | Yolanda Renee King |
| Parent | Martin Luther King Jr. (father) Coretta Scott King (mother) |
| Relatives | Yolanda King (sister) Dexter King (brother) Bernice King (sister) Alveda King (cousin) Edythe Scott Bagley (maternal aunt) Christine King Farris (paternal aunt) Martin Luther King Sr. (grandfather) |
| Education | Morehouse College (BA) |
Martin Luther King III (born October 23, 1957) is an American human rights activist, philanthropist and advocate. The elder son of civil rights leaders Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, King served as the fourth president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference from 1997 to 2004. As of 2024, he is a Professor of practice at the University of Virginia.