Christine King Farris
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Christine King Farris was an American educator, author, and civil rights activist, best known as the eldest sister of Martin Luther King Jr. and a longtime steward of his legacy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Christine King Farris canonical | 20 |
| Martin Luther King Jr.'s sister | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T482348 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Christine King Farris Context triple: [Martin Luther King III, notableRelative, Christine King Farris]
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A.
Yolanda King
Yolanda King was an American activist, actress, and the eldest daughter of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., known for her work promoting nonviolence and social justice.
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B.
Coretta Scott King
Coretta Scott King was an American author, activist, and civil rights leader who played a key role in advancing racial and gender equality and preserving the legacy of the Civil Rights Movement.
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C.
Bernice King
Bernice King is an American minister, lawyer, and civil rights advocate who serves as CEO of the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change and works to advance her parents’ legacy of nonviolence and social justice.
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D.
Jo Ann Robinson
Jo Ann Robinson was a civil rights activist and educator who played a pivotal organizing role in initiating and sustaining the Montgomery bus boycott.
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E.
Annie Lee Cooper
Annie Lee Cooper was a prominent African American civil rights activist known for her courageous efforts to secure voting rights for Black citizens in Selma, Alabama.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Christine King Farris Target entity description: Christine King Farris was an American educator, author, and civil rights activist, best known as the eldest sister of Martin Luther King Jr. and a longtime steward of his legacy.
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A.
Yolanda King
Yolanda King was an American activist, actress, and the eldest daughter of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., known for her work promoting nonviolence and social justice.
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B.
Coretta Scott King
Coretta Scott King was an American author, activist, and civil rights leader who played a key role in advancing racial and gender equality and preserving the legacy of the Civil Rights Movement.
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C.
Bernice King
Bernice King is an American minister, lawyer, and civil rights advocate who serves as CEO of the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change and works to advance her parents’ legacy of nonviolence and social justice.
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D.
Jo Ann Robinson
Jo Ann Robinson was a civil rights activist and educator who played a pivotal organizing role in initiating and sustaining the Montgomery bus boycott.
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E.
Annie Lee Cooper
Annie Lee Cooper was a prominent African American civil rights activist known for her courageous efforts to secure voting rights for Black citizens in Selma, Alabama.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
author
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civil rights activist ⓘ educator ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
NAACP Image Award
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surface form:
NAACP Image Award (children’s literature, shared/related to her works)
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| causeOfDeath | natural causes (reported) ⓘ |
| child |
Isaac Newton Farris Sr.
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surface form:
Isaac Newton Farris Jr.
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| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1927-09-11 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2023-06-29 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Columbia University
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Spelman College ⓘ |
| employer | Spelman College ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | African American ⓘ |
| familyName |
Farris
ⓘ
King ⓘ |
| father | Martin Luther King Sr. ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
African American history
ⓘ
civil rights ⓘ education ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre |
children's literature
ⓘ
memoir ⓘ |
| givenName | Christine ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being the eldest sister of Martin Luther King Jr.
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preserving the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | King family ⓘ |
| mother | Alberta Williams King ⓘ |
| movement | American civil rights movement ⓘ |
| notableRelative | Coretta Scott King ⓘ |
| notableWork |
March On! The Day My Brother Martin Changed the World
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My Brother Martin: A Sister Remembers Growing Up with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ⓘ Through It All: Reflections on My Life, My Family, and My Faith ⓘ "Where Do We Go From Here?" ⓘ
surface form:
Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community? (contributor to King legacy projects)
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| occupation |
college professor
ⓘ
university administrator ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Atlanta
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surface form:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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| placeOfDeath |
Atlanta
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surface form:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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| positionHeld |
director of the Learning Resources Center at Spelman College
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professor of education at Spelman College ⓘ |
| religion | Baptist ⓘ |
| residence |
Atlanta
ⓘ
surface form:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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| sibling |
Alfred Daniel Williams King
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Martin Luther King Jr. ⓘ Willie Christine King ⓘ |
| spouse | Isaac Newton Farris Sr. ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Christine King Farris Description of subject: Christine King Farris was an American educator, author, and civil rights activist, best known as the eldest sister of Martin Luther King Jr. and a longtime steward of his legacy.
Referenced by (21)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Through It All: Reflections on My Life, My Family, and My Faith
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mainSubject
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Christine King Farris
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My Brother Martin: A Sister Remembers Growing Up with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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author
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Christine King Farris
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My Brother Martin: A Sister Remembers Growing Up with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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narrator
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Christine King Farris
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March On! The Day My Brother Martin Changed the World
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toldFromPerspectiveOf
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Christine King Farris
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this entity surface form:
Martin Luther King Jr.'s sister