Martin Luther King Sr.
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| Born | Michael King December 19, 1899 Stockbridge, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | November 11, 1984 (aged 84) |
| Burial place | South-View Cemetery |
| Other names | Daddy King |
| Education | Morehouse College (ThB) |
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| Known for | Father of Martin Luther King Jr. |
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Martin Luther King (born Michael King; December 19, 1899 – November 11, 1984), commonly known as Daddy King, was an American Baptist pastor, missionary, and civil rights activist who was an early figure in the civil rights movement. He served as the senior pastor of Atlanta's Ebenezer Baptist Church from 1931 to 1975, and was also the father of the civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.