Some Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. trivia I've learned recently
The iconic movie "Gone With the Wind" held its world premiere in Atlanta in 1939. As is still the case with movie premieres, it was a lavish production full of Hollywood stars — minus the film's black cast members, who weren't invited despite playing key roles in the Civil War-set epic. The only involvement that any people of color had in the premiere came via the Ebenezer Baptist Church, who performed spirituals for the audience under some not-so-welcoming circumstances. One of those singers was the pastor's son — a 1o-year-old King.
Callalily’s post earlier
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=16256897
Coretta was John Lithgow's babysitter
Because of his father's job, the family moved frequently during Lithgow's childhood. He spent his childhood years in Yellow Springs, Ohio, where activist Coretta Scott King was his babysitter.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lithgow
