Was Martin L. King an Republican?

Answer 1

Yes, Dr. King was a republican according to his niece Dr. Alveda C. King who stated,

"My grandfather, Dr. Martin Luther King, Sr., or "Daddy King", was a Republican

and father of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. who was a Republican."

But, not according to his son, who's liberal partisan politics are reflected in his statement released through the King Center published in an AP article in July 2008 at Martin Luther King III said, "It is disingenuous to imply that my father was a Republican. He never endorsed any presidential candidate, and there is certainly no evidence that he ever even voted for a Republican. It is even more outrageous to suggest that he would support the Republican Party of today, which has spent so much time and effort trying to suppress African-American votes in Florida and many other states."

And the Wash Post article provided in the related link in 2006 says King actually voted for LBJ in 1964.

In fact, in "The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr.," which was published after King's death from his written material and records, King called the 1964 Republican national convention that nominated Goldwater a "frenzied wedding ... of the KKK and the radical right."

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Another Answer:

Martin Luther King believed that the rights of Black Americans was not a party issue, but a moral and Christian issue. He was primarily a Liberal and gained the most support from the Democrats. Having said that, a significant minority of the Democrats were racist White Southerners.

Answer 2

Yes, democrats of the time stood for segregation and racism.

Answer 3

no he wasn't