Was Martin Luther King Jr. a Republican or a Democrat? The Answer Is Complicated
Jan 20, 2020, 12:26 PM
Martin Luther King Jr.'s influence on American politics and his views about policy issues are a perennial topic of discussion around the time of his January 15 birthday and the Martin Luther King Jr. Day federal holiday. However, the civil-rights leader's personal political party affiliation remains a mystery.
His niece Alveda King, an Evangelical supporter of President Donald Trump, has argued that her uncle was a Republican, like his father Martin Luther King, Sr.