Did Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. have affairs?

Answer 1

Yes. I wish I didn't know about the affairs, because I lose almost all respect for someone who calls theirselves "Reverend" and cheats on their marriage...the most sacred vow anyone can make on earth.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Martin's Alleged Extramarital Affairs:

Since 1989, when Reverend Ralph Abernathy wrote about Martin's adulterous relationships, the question of whether or not Martin Luther King, Jr. was unfaithful to his wife or not is still being debated.

A year before he died, Martin allegedly revealed a longstanding affair to Coretta. However, Coretta has stated that she and Martin "never had one single serious discussion about either of us being involved with another person."
Source: "I May Not Get There With You", by Michael Dyson, p. 216.

King described his affairs as "a form of anxiety reduction." Martin said, "I’m away from home twenty-five to twenty-seven days a month."
Three relationships were more than one-night stands, and Martin grew especially close to one woman. The "relationship, rather than his marriage, increasingly became the emotional centerpiece of King's life, but it did not eliminate the incidental couplings that were a commonplace of King's travels."
Source: "Bearing the Cross", by David Garrow, p. 375.
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Answer 4

I have read most of Taylor Branch's "America in the King Years" trilogy and he did have affairs. I do not remember at this time, but he have a few. According to the trilogy, it was just part of the culture that King lived. It was not unusual for someone like King to have a lover. At least that's what I got out of the books. I could be wrong, but I am not wrong about the affairs.

Answer 5

If you had been married to Coretta Scott King, you would have had mistresses too. She was not the kind, gentle, weeping widow that she has been portrayed to be.

I had a couple of encounters with her, one at an event in Atlanta and another on an airline flight from NYC to Atlanta. I would rather have been hit by a bus.

I think there were four children. MLK III, Dexter, a daugher who is a minister here in Atlanta, and a daughter that just died recently.

Answer 6

I once was taught never to speak ill of the dead. I also was taught not to repeat gossip. One other thing was about if I hadn't something nice to say then don't say anything at all. Why tear one whose dream was to bring righteousness and equality as a means to peaceful co-existence through non-violent means? There are always those who cannot stand to see good conquer evil. Trying to discredit the man will never overcome the good his message did for all of our citizens. It will only make you look pitiful.

Answer 7

Just because someone does great things, it does not mean they are perfect. MLKjr. was a great man and challenged his people and this country to do great things. He also had a lot of affairs.

Answer 8

yup.
most good in one thing are not necessarily good in all other things.

and any in powerful or political life is asking fro or doing some sort of relationship troubles.

and he knew from the beginning his odds were he'd be murdered fro speaking out so maybe that swayed things to the more risky too.

one part bad,the other very, very, very good.
got to weight it all out.

Answer 9

Yesem

Answer 10

Why would anyone want to know about that?
Who cares anyway?
Martin Luther King was a great man so leave him and his family alone!