To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (1153196 ) 7/29/2019 12:28:19 PM From: Wharf Rat Read Replies (1) | Respond to "a documented, objective fact "Martin Luther King Sr. (born Michael King ; December 19, 1899 – November 11, 1984) was an African American Baptist pastor , missionary , and an early figure in the Civil Rights Movement . [ citation needed ] He was the father and namesake of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. ...In October 1960, when King Jr. was arrested at a peaceful sit-in in Atlanta, Robert F. Kennedy , brother and aide to the Democratic presidential nominee John F. Kennedy , telephoned the judge and helped secure his release. Although King Sr. had previously opposed John Kennedy because he was a Catholic, [ citation needed ] he expressed his appreciation for these calls and switched his support to Kennedy. At this time, King had been a lifelong registered Republican , and had endorsed Republican Richard Nixon . [ citation needed ]...King played a notable role in the nomination of Jimmy Carter as the Democratic candidate for President in the 1976 election . After Carter's success in the Iowa caucus , the New Hampshire primary and the Florida primary, some liberal Democrats were worried about his success and began an "ABC" ("Anyone But Carter") movement to try to head off his nomination. King pointed to Carter's leadership in ending the era of segregation in Georgia and helping to repeal laws restricting voting which especially disenfranchised African Americans. With King's support, Carter continued to build a coalition of black and white voters and win the nomination. King delivered the invocation at the 1976 and 1980 Democratic National Conventions . King was also a member of Omega Psi Phi . en.wikipedia.org .
