June 28, 2017
Martin Luther King III was recently honored with the 2017 Lifetime Legacy Award by the National
Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA).
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MARTIN LUTHER KING III HONORED WITH 2017 LIFETIME LEGACY AWARD
As the oldest son of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Mrs. Coretta Scott King, Martin Luther King III serves as an ambassador of his parent’s legacy of nonviolent social change. In 1997, King was elected as the fourth president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) where he co-sponsored the 40th Anniversary of the historic March on Washington.