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Maureen Yolanda King is the eldest daughter of Martin Luther King Jr Who is she Born November 17 1955 as Yolanda Denise King Born in Montgomery Alabama to Martin Luther King and Coretta Scott ID: 377137

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By: MaureenSlide2

Yolanda King is the eldest daughter of Martin Luther King Jr.

Who is she?Slide3

Born November 17,

1955 as Yolanda Denise King

Born in Montgomery, Alabama to Martin Luther King and Coretta Scott

King

Younger siblings were Martin

Luther King, III, Dexter Scott King, and Bernice

Albertine

KingAttended Smith College, B.A., 1976; New York University, M.F.A., 1979

Early LifeSlide4

The Owl and the Pussycat, Funny

House of a Negro, Black Hand Side, The Amen

Corner, Contributions, Mahogany, Stepping

into

Tomorrow,

etc.

1976-79: appeared in television production King

Gave several speeches fighting for many things, such as gay rights, as well as her motherCo-founded a theatre company called NucleusCareerSlide5

Yolanda King died on May

15, 2007. She collapsed in the Santa Monica, California home of Philip Madison JonesOn May 25, 2008, her brother Martin Luther III and his wife,

Arndrea

, became the parents of a baby girl and named her Yolanda, after his late sister

Later YearsSlide6

Without Yolanda King, the world would have lost one powerful person to fight for freedom and rights

Without Yolanda KingSlide7

Yolanda King possessed several qualities other human beings should and do envy and work toward to call their own as well

These qualities include strength; she had the strength to fight for what she believed in and not care what other thought of herAs well as sensitivity; she was sensitive to other people’s thoughts. For example, she fought for gay rights even though her herself was not a homosexual

Important Qualities Slide8

I am an artist with very strong social and political concerns”

“We

believe this is a cleverly disguised opportunity for us to grow, and we are growing to meet this

challenge”

“We

saw a genuine commitment in her life to making a difference. That commitment, that passion we must all find within ourselves”“What makes each of us unique is the individual choices we

make”“We today have that same power if we but choose it, but choose it we must”Quotes

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