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The Life of Yolanda King
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Tags: Yolanda King, death, life, Martin Luther King Jr, history, facts
Yolanda King, the eldest child of Dr. Martin Luther King, died May 16, 2007 at the agoe of 51. Her death comes more than a year after the death of her mother, Coretta Scott King. Now we take a look at the actress and human rights activist's life and how she pursued her famous father's dream of racial harmony.
| | Born in Montgomery, Alabama on November 17, 1955 |
| | Board of Directors of the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change, Inc. |
| | Founding Director of the King Center's Cultural Affairs Program |
| | She served on the Partnership Council of Habitat for Humanity |
| | Was a member of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference |
| | A sponsor of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom |
| | Had a a lifetime membership in the NAACP |
| | Founder and leader of Higher Ground Productions, billed as a "gateway for inner peace, unity and global transformation" and appeared in a number of films including, "The Ghosts of Mississippi" |
| | In 1978 she starred as Rosa Parks in the TV miniseries King |
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