Methodist minister, civil rights activist, and educator
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Key moments and achievements from Edwin King's life.
Edwin was born
· Jackson, Mississippi, USA
Role
Returned to Mississippi as chaplain and dean of students at Tougaloo College, the historically Black college near Jackson, and joined the Jackson Movement alongside Medgar Evers.
Role
Returned to Mississippi as chaplain and dean of students at Tougaloo College, the historically Black college near Jackson, and joined the Jackson Movement alongside Medgar Evers.
Campaign
Beginning June 9, 1963, King organized interracial groups of students to seek admission to Sunday services at segregated white churches, including Galloway Memorial Methodist Church, then Mississippi's largest Methodist congregation. On Easter Sunday, March 29, 1964, bishops Charles Golden and James K. Mathews were turned away from Galloway during the campaign.
Campaign
Beginning June 9, 1963, King organized interracial groups of students to seek admission to Sunday services at segregated white churches, including Galloway Memorial Methodist Church, then Mississippi's largest Methodist congregation. On Easter Sunday, March 29, 1964, bishops Charles Golden and James K. Mathews were turned away from Galloway during the campaign.
Campaign
Ran for lieutenant governor with NAACP leader Aaron Henry for governor in the Freedom Vote, a parallel election held November 2 to 4, 1963. About 83,000 Black Mississippians cast ballots at churches, beauty parlors, and pool halls.
Campaign
Ran for lieutenant governor with NAACP leader Aaron Henry for governor in the Freedom Vote, a parallel election held November 2 to 4, 1963. About 83,000 Black Mississippians cast ballots at churches, beauty parlors, and pool halls.
Political challenge
As a founder of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, joined its 68-member delegation challenging Mississippi's all-white delegation. Convention leaders offered two at-large seats designated for Aaron Henry and King; the delegation refused the compromise.
Political challenge
As a founder of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, joined its 68-member delegation challenging Mississippi's all-white delegation. Convention leaders offered two at-large seats designated for Aaron Henry and King; the delegation refused the compromise.
Role
Joined the School of Health Related Professions as a faculty member, teaching medical ethics and the social factors of health care, and became an associate professor of clinical health sciences.
Role
Joined the School of Health Related Professions as a faculty member, teaching medical ethics and the social factors of health care, and became an associate professor of clinical health sciences.
Award
The National Civil Rights Museum honored King during its 20th anniversary Freedom Award ceremony, recognizing him among the icons of the movement.
Award
The National Civil Rights Museum honored King during its 20th anniversary Freedom Award ceremony, recognizing him among the icons of the movement.
Publication
The University Press of Mississippi published Ed King's Mississippi: Behind the Scenes of Freedom Summer, a book King co-wrote that includes dozens of previously unpublished photographs from inside the movement.
Publication
The University Press of Mississippi published Ed King's Mississippi: Behind the Scenes of Freedom Summer, a book King co-wrote that includes dozens of previously unpublished photographs from inside the movement.
Edwin King passed away
