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from TIME: Rare Photos of Martin Luther King at Home
In 1964, shortly after King was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, he invited photographer Flip Schulke to take pictures of himself and his family at home. Schulke, who first met King in 1958, formed a close bond with the civil rights leader, photographing him many times in the years that followed.
Born in Atlanta, Martin Luther King Jr. moved to Montgomery, Ala., with his new wife Coretta in 1955 after King accepted a position as pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church. King met Coretta while he was studying for his Ph.D. at Boston University and they were married in June 1953. Yolanda, their first child, above, was born in November 1955. (Michael Ochs Archives / Getty Images)
Martin Luther King Jr. and his family eat their Sunday dinner after church on Nov. 8, 1964. (Flip Schulke / CORBIS)
Martin Luther King Jr. feeds his infant daughter Bernice at Sunday dinner Nov 8, 1964 in Atlanta, Ga. ((Flip Schulke / CORBIS))
Martin Luther King Jr. throws a baseball to his son Marty in their backyard on Nov 8, 1964 in Atlanta. (Flip Schulke / CORBIS)
Martin Luther King Jr. pushes his youngest daughter Bernice on a glider swing in their backyard on Nov. 8, 1964. (Flip Schulke / CORBIS)
Civil rights leader Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. relaxes at home with his family in May 1956 in Montgomery, Ala. (Michael Ochs Archives / Getty Images)
On April 25, 1960, Atlanta Ku Klux Klansmen burned crosses in front of several black homes in the city. The King residence was one of the houses that were targeted. (Bettmann / CORBIS)
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http://nation.time.com/2013/01/21/rare-photos-of-martin-luther-king-at-home/
niyad
(112,438 posts)Response to bigtree (Original post)
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Octafish
(55,745 posts)The cross burning is most troubling, still.
Thank you, bigtree.
bigtree
(85,919 posts). . . no one should be made to feel.
Yet, he persevered.
sheshe2
(83,355 posts)Although, his dream lives on, it is so sad that we lost him, on this day so many years ago.
Thank you for sharing, the sweet pictures, of Martin Luther with his family.
sheshe
zappaman
(20,605 posts)Great pics!