MLK's niece, Dr. Alveda C. King, affirms that her uncle Dr. MLK, Jr. was a Republican

Priests for Life ^ | Fall/Winter 2008 | Dr. Alveda C. King

[wardaddy]

King sure didn’t act like a conservative....GOP or not.

Neither party can claim that mantle in any exclusive timeline.

That notion oft trotted out here is nonsense.

[wastedyears]

I still support John Moses Browning Day instead.

[SandRat]

Well worth a read.

[Hugin]

Your headline is incorrect. She says MLK Sr. was a Republican, not MLK Jr. Most blacks were Republicans until FDR.

[PapaBear3625]

The article says they both were Republicans: “”My grandfather, Dr. Martin Luther King, Sr., or “Daddy King”, was a Republican and father of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. who was a Republican.”

[DuncanWaring]

Jan 1 - John Cantius Garand Day.

[Hugin]

I take that to mean it was Sr. who was a Pub.

[alrea]

seems like that link to the story is broken.

[WellyP]

He didn't ask for anything special.....just the equality that every American deserves!

[kalee]

"My grandfather, Dr. Martin Luther King, Sr., or “Daddy King”, was a Republican and father of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. who was a Republican." From my reading, I think she is saying they both were.

[Clemenza]

Big deal. Vito Marcantonio was a Marxist-Leninist, but won election to congress as a Republican back in the 1930s.

MLK did some great things, but he was a leftist.

[PapaBear3625]

”My grandfather, Dr. Martin Luther King, Sr., or “Daddy King”, was a Republican and father of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. who was a Republican.”

The above grammatically parses out with the first "was a Republican" referring to MLK Sr, and the last "who was a Republican” referring to MLK Jr

[compound w]

I once had the privilege of meeting Dr. King Sr. We had an interesting conversation. I’ve known for awhile that some members of the King family were Republicans.

[littlehouse36]

The article is very clear. MLK, Jr. was a Republican until he voted for JFK (at which time, he led a black exodus out of the Republican party.)

[Hugin]

On second reading I agree. Rather tortured sentence construction though.

[littlehouse36]

The link is to a PDF, so if that doesn't work try the HTML:

 

http://209.85.215.104/search?q=cache:mpha4gN4AD8J:www.trustedpartner.com/docs/library/000143/Alveda%2520King%2520article.pdf+alveda+king+covenant+with+life&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us

[smalltownslick]

I've always found this article interesting
Was Martin Luther King a Christian?

[GOPJ]

King knew Southern Dems - and knew they were the racists... this is not a surprise.

[kalee]

I agree. It is not too clear who she means unless you sort of disect it. ;)