Martin Luther King III

Martin Luther King III
King in 2023
4th President of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
In office 1997–2004
Preceded by	Joseph Lowery
Succeeded by	Fred Shuttlesworth
Personal details
Born	(1957-10-23) October 23, 1957 (age 66) Montgomery, Alabama, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Arndrea Waters ​ (m. 2006)​
Children	Yolanda Renee King
Parent	Martin Luther King Jr. (father) Coretta Scott King (mother)
Relatives	Yolanda King (sister) Dexter King (brother) Bernice King (sister) Alveda King (cousin) Edythe Scott Bagley (maternal aunt) Christine King Farris (paternal aunt) Martin Luther King Sr. (grandfather)
Education	Morehouse College (BA)

Martin Luther King III (born October 23, 1957) is an American human rights activist, philanthropist and advocate. The elder son of civil rights leaders Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, King 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.