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Christine King Farris is an American educator and civil rights activist. She is the eldest sister of the late civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. and the only surviving sibling of the King family. She is a professor emeritus at Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia, where she taught for more than 40 years. Farris was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on September 11, 1927, to Reverend Martin Luther King Sr. and Alberta Williams King. She attended Spelman College, graduating in 1948 with a degree in mathematics. She then earned a master's degree in mathematics from the University of Chicago in 1950. Farris has been an active civil rights advocate since the 1950s. She was a founding member of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and served as the organization's treasurer for many years. She was also a member of the Atlanta Chapter of the NAACP and the Southern Regional Council. Farris has received numerous awards and honors for her work in civil rights and education. In 2009, she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor in the United States. In 2011, she was inducted into the Georgia Women of Achievement. Farris is currently 96 years old and has an estimated net worth of $2 million.
| Popular As | Willie Christine King |
| Occupation | N/A |
| Age | 95 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Virgo |
| Born | 11 September, 1927 |
| Birthday | 11 September |
| Birthplace | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Date of death | June 29, 2023 |
| Died Place | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Nationality | Georgia |
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Christine King Farris Height, Weight & Measurements
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| Height | Not Available |
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Who Is Christine King Farris's Husband?
Her husband is Newton Farris Sr. (m. August 19, 1960-2017)
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| Parents | Martin Luther King Sr. (father)Alberta Williams King (mother) |
| Husband | Newton Farris Sr. (m. August 19, 1960-2017) |
| Sibling | Not Available |
| Children | 2 |
Christine King Farris Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Christine King Farris worth at the age of 95 years old? Christine King Farris’s income source is mostly from being a successful . She is from Georgia. We have estimated Christine King Farris's net worth , money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2023 | $1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2023 | Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2022 | Pending |
| Salary in 2022 | Under Review |
| House | Not Available |
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Farris endured the 1968 assassination of brother Martin, the 1969 accidental drowning of brother A. D., and the 1974 assassination of her mother. Farris did not return to Memphis, Tennessee, since traveling there after her brother's assassination to retrieve his body. In recent years, she attended the funerals of sister-in-law, Coretta Scott King (died January 30, 2006) and niece Yolanda King (died May 15, 2007). In an interview with CNN, she said she would not attend an April 2008 event marking the 40th anniversary of her brother's assassination, because the painful memories of her last visit to Memphis still haunted her. Her husband, Isaac Newton Farris Sr., died on December 30, 2017, at the age of 83.
Farris got her first professional job as a teacher at W.H. Crogman Elementary School, Atlanta, in 1950. The school primarily served students from black low-income households. She returned to Spelman as director of the Freshman Reading Program in 1958. Farris held a tenured professorship in Education and was Director of the Learning Resources Center for 48 years before retiring in 2014.
Like her mother and grandmother before her, Farris attended Spelman College in Atlanta, where she received a Bachelor's degree in Economics in 1948. She wanted to continue her studies at the University of Georgia but it did not admit Black students at the time. Farris then attended Columbia University in New York and received a Master's degree in Social Foundations of Education in 1950. She earned a second master's degree in Special Education in 1958.
Farris was the first child and only daughter of Rev. Martin Luther King Sr. and Alberta Williams King, and is the elder sister of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and A. D. King. The three siblings spent their early years in the home of their grandfather, Adam Daniel Williams, who died on March 21, 1931. She married Issac Newton Farris Sr. (1934–2017) on August 19, 1960. They had two children: Issac Newton Farris Jr. (born April 13, 1962), and Angela Christine Farris Watkins (born May 29, 1964). She had a granddaughter from her daughter Angela, Farris Christine Watkins (born January 22, 1997).
Willie Christine King Farris (born September 11, 1927) is the eldest sibling of Martin Luther King Jr. She taught at Spelman College and is the author of several books and was a public speaker on various topics, including the King family, multicultural education, and teaching.
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