Christine King Farris, Sister of Martin Luther King Jr., Dies at 95
Christine King Farris, sister of U.S. civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., has died at age 95. The King Center for Nonviolent Social Change, where Farris was a founding board member, announced the news of her…
Christine King Farris, sister of U.S. Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., has died at age 95.
The King Center for Nonviolent Social Change, where Farris was a founding board member, announced the news of her passing Thursday on their website.
In a statement from the King Center, the non-profit organization wrote, she “overflowed with acts of service, love, and education that inspired the world for nearly a century.”
Furthermore, the statement said Farris was “a strong supporter” of her brother and his efforts in the Civil Rights movement.
The organization shared:
“She marched in the Selma to Montgomery March for Voting Rights in 1965 and the March Against Fear in Mississippi on June 26, 1966. She encouraged audiences at the 50th Anniversary of the March on
Washington to become champions for nonviolence and reminisced about her brother’s speech saying. ‘On that day, Martin achieved greatness because he melded the hopes and dreams of millions into a grand vision of healing, reconciliation, and brotherhood. The dream my brother
shared with our nation and world on that sweltering day of days fifty years ago, continues to nurture and sustain nonviolent activists worldwide in their struggle for freedom and human rights… .'”