68 years ago, this happened

[StarfishSaver]

Link to tweet

[AllaN01Bear]

1. congrats to them.!!!!

[LetMyPeopleVote]

2. Congratulations

[malaise]

3. Lovely

Celebrate

[Goodheart]

4. Beautiful couple

[intheflow]

6. Um, you know they aren't StarfishSaver's parents, right?

It’s Martin Luther King, Jr., marrying Corretta Scott King.

[Solly Mack]

7. K&R

[JohnSJ]

8. Martin and Coretta King!!!

[Mr. Ected]

9. I'm absolutely floored that so many DU'ers don't recognize MLK

Incredible.

[zipplewrath]

11. Her first

strangely I recognized her first.

[Trailrider1951]

14. Yes, me too.

The lovely Ms. Scott didn't appear to age as she got older. Wish I could say the same about me.

[iluvtennis]

22. And me too :-) n/t

[ShazzieB]

32. Same here!

Actually, to be quite honest, I looked at the bride and said, "Wow, she looks just like Coretta Scott King!" Then I looked at the groom, then back and forth a couple more times, then I figured it out.

[Nay]

50. As did !! I wonder why? Maybe because, to me, her younger face looks just like her

older face, MLK's really doesn't. Or maybe it's the photo. Or maybe I'm just sh** at recognizing faces.

[whistler162]

12. An uploaded enlargement of a old photo

is not always easy to tell the players.

[StarfishSaver]

15. DUers didn't recognize Coretta and Martin Luther King Jr?

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Even considering MLK in this photo looked virtually the same has he looked throughout his public career and at the end of his life (he lived only 15 more years) ... And the photo was tweeted from Bernice King referencing her parents?

Wow.

[Niagara]

13. I don't recognize former classmates from 25+ years ago.

People change. I certainly don't look like I did 10 years ago.

[StarfishSaver]

25. ML King didn't change that much in the 15 years between his wedding and his death

And Coretta KIng hardly changed at all throughout her life.

[Niagara]

26. I disagree.

I recognized their daughter's name, that's why I knew who they were.



Mr. King's cheekbones are slimmer in this 1953 wedding photo. Mrs. King was a fashionable lady that changed the style of her hair and went from having bangs that were styled on her forehead to pushing them back away from her forehead later in life which changed her appearance.



Other DU members aren't your enemy and making condescending remarks and belittling the ones who didn't know who was in the photograph was insensitive and inappropriate. We have several here that are disabled and also have vision problems, something that you might want to consider in the future.



You can continue replying if you wish; I'm done.

[StarfishSaver]

16. I'm flabbergasted

Wow.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

23. I'm not.

[JI7]

48. Especially considering the tweet is from the daughter

[Aristus]

17. Coretta Scott King was extraordinarily beautiful.

Inside and out.

[MLAA]

18. What a beautiful bride and a handsome groom! Now those are good genes!

[LAS14]

19. Thanks for sharing! nt

[Hekate]

20. So young...so beautiful a couple...so full of hope in their future. Thank you Starfish.

[H2O Man]

21. Recommended.

Beautiful! I love Martin Luther King, Jr. And Coretta was one powerful woman. She was a solid supporter of Rubin during his incarceration. He told me that in many ways, she made Martin appear moderate!

[iemanja]

24. The person who didn't know who they were

regrets it now.

[spanone]

27. ♥️♥️♥️K&R♥️♥️♥️

[twodogsbarking]

28. I would have recognized her alone but not him.

Once I saw her then I figured it was him. I don't think I would have recognized him alone at that age.

[FakeNoose]

30. Yes I spotted him first, I thought "My, he looks familiar"

... but I recognized Coretta, and then I knew it was Martin.

Lovely photo of an amazing couple!

[ShazzieB]

33. I did the same thing.

Recognized her pretty quickly, he took me a little longer.

[Tanuki]

29. At first glance I thought this was a celebration of your own parents,

and I thought omg starfish saver, your mother looks exactly like Coretta Scott King! 😄
Lovely photo of two truly great Americans on a joyous day. Thanks for posting!

[Lucky Luciano]

34. LOL for a split second, I thought you were claiming to be MLK's progeny! Haha

[George II]

35. Nice picture. I thought for sure they'd be married longer than that, but then MLK was murdered....

....at a relatively young age.

[StarfishSaver]

37. They were married only 15 years

[George II]

38. Too short. Here's something I didn't know before looking up his personal life just now....

His was born Michael King Jr. I never heard any reference to that over the last number of decades.

[StarfishSaver]

41. Yes. He adopted the name "Martin Luther King" as a young man after his father changed his own name

His close friends, however, continued to call him "Mike" for the rest of his life.

[sheshe2]

40. I recognized them both.

He never lived enough years to change. Coretta is ageless. A beautiful woman.

Thanks for this.

[electric_blue68]

36. Aw, sweet photo! ❤️ Congratulations!

[DownriverDem]

39. Wow

Congrats!

[Lithos]

42. Whoa!

Wow

Congrats! Beautiful couple!!!!

Do they have plans for the 75th?

[StarfishSaver]

45. This is Coretta Scott and Martin Luther King

They only had 15 years together on earth.

[Lithos]

46. Stupid me

n/t

[mountain grammy]

43. They only got 15 years

One of the greatest losses in my lifetime.

[BobTheSubgenius]

44. Great-looking couple!

They look so happy! Congratulations to them.

[yardwork]

47. Fir a minute I thought you were coming out as Bernice King!

[StarfishSaver]

49. LOL!

Nah ...