Martin Luther King Holiday

Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin, Jr., was a middle child, between an older sister, Willie Christine King, and a younger brother, Alfred Daniel Williams King. King sang with his church choir at the 1939 Atlanta premiere of the movieĀ Gone with the Wind.Ā King liked singing and music. Kingā€™s mother, an accomplished organist and choir leader, took him to various churches to sing. He received attention for singing ā€œI Want to Be More and More Like Jesus.ā€ King later became a member of the junior choir in his church.

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