King, Yolanda

(7481) Anti-Apartheid protest arrest

jruss — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:32:26 -0400

AFSCME President Gerald McEntee (left), Yolanda King (daughter of Martin Luther King, Jr.), and Mayor Richard Hatcher (right) of Gary, Indiana sing “We Shall Overcome” as they are arrested protesting outside the South African Embassy on November 29, 1984, as part of the Free South Africa Movement's campaign against Apartheid.

(8893) King family, Memphis

jruss — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 10:38:54 -0500

Martin Luther King, Jr.’s widow, Coretta Scott King, and their children disembark the plane carrying King's body to Atlanta for his funeral. King was assassinated while showing his support for AFSCME Local 1733’s sanitation workers’ strike in Memphis.

(8896) March for King

jruss — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 12:17:14 -0500

Martin Luther King, Jr.’s family leads the memorial march held in Memphis after he was assassinated while showing his support for AFSCME Local 1733’s sanitation workers’ strike. To the right of Coretta Scott King and her children Yolanda, Martin III, and Dexter, are Rev. Ralph Abernathy and Rev. Andrew Young.

(24756) Memorial March for King

jruss — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 11:46:54 -0400

Labor and civil rights leaders march with the King family in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. a few days after his assassination while supporting striking sanitation workers of AFSCME Local 1733. First row from left: singer, actor, and civil rights leader Harry Belafonte; King’s daughter Yolanda; King’s sons, Martin III and Dexter; King’s widow, Coretta Scott King; Reverend Ralph Abernathy; Reverend Andrew Young; and Rabbi Abraham Heschel. Second row, beginning right of Yolanda: Bishop B. Julian Smith of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church; AFSCME President Jerry Wurf; civil rights leader Bayard Rustin; May Reuther and her husband, UAW President Walter Reuther; and AFL-CIO Civil Rights Director Don Slaiman.

(24757) Coretta Scott and Yolanda King

jruss — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 12:14:53 -0400

Coretta Scott King (left), Martin Luther King, Jr.’s widow, and their daughter Yolanda, sit on the dais in Memphis during a memorial for Martin Luther King, Jr. a few days after his assassination.