Martin Luther King III

Biography

Martin Luther King III (born October 23, 1957) is an American human rights activist, philanthropist, and an advocate. The second child and eldest son of civil rights leaders Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, he served as the fourth president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference from 1997 to 2004. As of 2024, he is a professor of practice at the University of Virginia.

Known For

The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart

2020•TV Series

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

1970•Movie•

7.3

We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial

2009•Movie•

4.6

Woman in Motion

2021•Movie•

6.8

The Games in Black & White

2025•Movie

Who Killed Martin Luther King?

1989•Movie•

7.0

Contradiction: A Question of Faith

2013•Movie

Filmography