“Aunt Christine embodied what it meant to be a public servant. Martin Luther King III tweeted that he, his wife and his daughter had been able to spend time with his aunt in her final days. The King Center tweeted Thursday that it mourns the loss of Farris, a founding board member, former vice-chair and treasurer, along with a photo of her.īernice King tweeted a photo of herself with Farris, writing, “I love you and will miss you, Aunt Christine.” For years, her regal, dignified presence was a mainstay at the ecumenical service celebrating her brother's birthday at Ebenezer Baptist Church, where her grandfather and father also preached and where Farris remained a member. and Alberta Christine Williams King.įarris helped Coretta Scott King build The King Center and helped to teach Martin Luther King Jr.'s philosophy of nonviolent resistance. King and Coretta Scott King, Christine kind of got dimmed by that, but she was no less important.”įarris was born Willie Christine King on Sept. “She may not have always been on the line of the march, but that was true with a lot of the heroes of the Civil Rights Movement,” said Marcellus Barksdale, a history professor at Morehouse College, of Farris in a 2009 interview with The Associated Press.
But unlike her high-profile sister-in-law, Farris' activism - and grief - was often behind the scenes. She was 95.įor decades after her brother's assassination in 1968, Farris worked along with his widow, Coretta Scott King, to preserve and promote his legacy. Bernice King, tweeted that her “beloved aunt” died Thursday. ATLANTA (AP) - Christine King Farris, the last living sibling of the Rev.
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