Daddy King: An Autobiography

By: Martin Luther King

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Synopsis: The rarely heard life story of the man known as “Daddy King,” the Reverend Martin Luther King, Sr.Born in 1899 to a family of sharecroppers in Stockbridge, Georgia, Martin Luther King, Sr., came of age under the looming threat of violence at the hands of white landowners. Growing up, he witnessed his family being crushed by the weight of poverty and racism, and escaped to Atlanta to answer the calling to become a preacher. Before engaging in acts of political dissent or preaching at Ebenezer Baptist Church, where he would remain for more than four decades, King, Sr., earned high school and college diplomas while working double shifts as a truck driver—and he won the heart of his future wife, Alberta “Bunch” Williams.King, Sr., recalls the struggles and joys of his journey: the pain of leaving his parents and seven siblings on the family farm; the triumph of winning voting rights for blacks in Atlanta; and the feelings of fatherly pride and anxiety as he watched his son put his life in danger at the forefront of the civil rights movement. Originally published in 1980, Daddy King is an unexpected and poignant memoir.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9780807097786
Related ISBNs:: 9780807097762
Publisher:: Beacon Press
Date of Addition:: 01/10/17
Copyrighted By:: The Reverend Martin Luther King, Sr.
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Social Studies, Politics and Government
Grade Levels:: Third grade
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.